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Let f be a transcendental meromorphic function and $g(z) = f(z+c₁) + ⋯ + f(z+c_k) - kf(z)$ and $g_k(z) = f(z+c₁) ⋯ f(z+c_k) - f^k(z)$. A number of results are obtained concerning the exponents of convergence of the zeros of g(z), $g_k(z)$, g(z)/f(z), and ${g_k(z)}/{f^k(z)}$.