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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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He’s been jamming with The Internet again, his collective with childhood friends Syd and Matt Martians, who emerged from the Odd Future nexus to become a pacesetting act for young R&B and hip-hop fans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“Crude oil” is a collective term for any big batch of hydrocarbons pulled from the ground as a liquid.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The joy created in queer nightlife was collective.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"He really sacrificed for the collective good. This is very important in my squad. In my opinion he played a great World Cup."

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A collective groan came from the people in the outer room.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

The collectives I’m in, like the Stripper Co-op, take inspiration — working as a group toward a shared goal.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Athletes do not receive money directly from colleges for playing on their teams; instead, they get paid indirectly from NIL collectives, donors and sponsorship deals, which the school and team GM can broker.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

Kiffin has said that the best jobs in college football are the ones whose NIL collectives, which fund so-called “name, image and likeness” payments, had the biggest war chests to spend on players.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 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




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