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Default Which word to use, please?

In this sentence:"Representatives from the companies indicated that they should go on working together in____"
Which word is better to fill in the context here, "unity" or"partnership"?
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In this sentence:"Representatives from the companies indicated that they should go on working together in____"
Which word is better to fill in the context here, "unity" or"partnership"?
Thank you!
'Partnership' is better. If they were working in unity, they wouldn't be in separate companies.
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