collective
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During the crisis, funds’ collective assets relative to their promises to pensioners cratered from 93% to 63%, according to the Equable Institute, a nonprofit that researches pensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The fear and fascination of that era were "seared into the collective consciousness", Devasundaram told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Our goal is not self-sufficiency, it is collective resilience," said Carney.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Unlikely because “The Savage Mind” seeks its own form: interweaving personal, family and collective histories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Virginia, in short, was being asked to trust its fate to the collective wisdom and virtue of the central government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Its officers, who wear civilian clothes, have a network of undercover agents and informants dedicated to monitoring and infiltrating dissident movements and independent groups such as art collectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
While some schools and conferences have deprioritized NIL collectives, the Big Ten has used them as a recruiting chip, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
It’s why Hernandez organized a drag show with seven community organizations in Havana, including gay advocacy group RedHSH and transgender collectives TransCuba and La Red Afro-Cubana de Personas Trans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
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
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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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