In 1998, Wolters Kluwer bought Waverly, parent of Williams & Wilkins of Baltimore and merged it into Lippincott-Raven to form LWW.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, wˈoʊltɚz klˈuːwɚ bˈɔːt wˈeɪvɚli, pˈɛɹənt ʌv wˈɪljəmz ænd wˈɪlkɪnz ʌv bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ænd mˈɜːdʒd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ lˈɪpɪŋkˌɑːtɹˈeɪvən tə fˈɔːɹm ˌɛldˌʌbəljˌuːdˈʌbəljˌuː.