collective
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One possibility involved many-body effects produced by collective interactions among numerous electrons.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
The collective efforts of the readers helped them get six correct results, with two exact scores, for 120 points.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even those untouched by the disaster have shared in a sense of collective grief.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“The collective, unified anger at tech companies is really remarkable,” said Brian Creech, a professor of journalism and communication at Lehigh University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Their collective chatter sounded louder to me today than it ever had before.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Instead of direct pay from universities, athletes receive funds indirectly through NIL collectives, donors and sponsorship deals, which the school can broker.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
However, in order to capture the true spirit of a contemporary rave, the production had already agreed to stage a three-day event essentially run by the collectives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Humans cooperate well in close-knit groups—family, friends, professional and civic associations—but struggle immensely in large, abstract collectives that span nations or continents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
The number of small farms merged into collectives was a number about equal to the current population of Texas.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing collective
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" Vocabulary from the short story
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