cooperation and its synonyms

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ostap77

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Would it sound OK to say something like "Two companies have been working in combination to get a new product to the market."? Or perhaps something like "They launched a new product in combination with another company."?
 

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This usage of "in combination" has a 19th-century feel about it in my opinion and is inappropriate in your sentences.
 

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The word "together" would be fine in both those examples, instead of "in combination".
 
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