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  "id": 18116,
  "title": "Three becomes one as Vodafone buys out merger partner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/three-becomes-one-as-vodafone-buys-out-merger-partner",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-31T12:11:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "£4.3B deal gives telco full control of Britain's largest mobile operator",
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        "title": "Three becomes one as Vodafone buys out merger partner",
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