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collectively

[kuh-lek-tiv-lee] / kəˈlɛk tɪv li /








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Instead, we’ve somehow arrived at a version where Gen Z has collectively decided drinking isn’t fun anymore, bars are empty because nobody under 30 leaves the house and nightlife itself is quietly dying.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

And that is hard for tech companies to combat as they race to spend trillions of dollars collectively to build a new world around their technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

But it would also create a federal commission to study the implications of collective bargaining while granting institutions the protection to enforce economic rules collectively.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The findings suggest that atomically thin materials could provide an especially useful platform for observing how electrons move collectively within ordered quantum states.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The announcements could be heard in every classroom, so now, collectively, the whole school knew I was in trouble.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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