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cooperative

[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv] / koʊˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, -ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv /




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Detectives also interviewed the person who was reported to be hiking with Shields last, who they said was fully cooperative with their investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Sources said Perez has been "fully cooperative" with the CFTC.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

This tension between mobility and brain size has shaped not only anatomy but also social behaviour, encouraging cooperative care and cultural adaptations around childbirth.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

“Iran has not been cooperative at all yet,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday on Fox News.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Two women spoke about their donations to a wonderful charity in Malawi that built wells, a wonderful orphanage in Botswana, a wonderful microfinance cooperative in Kenya.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Even so, Saltiveri, who is president of the federation of farming cooperatives in Catalonia, and almost every other pork farmer in Spain, is feeling its impact.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

In some areas of the state, Base Power has partnered with rural electric cooperatives.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

"Smallholders run up debts with cooperatives and sellers of crop protection products to try to improve production" and this worsens the cycle of poverty, he added.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Besides sourcing its beans from northern farmers and farming cooperatives, Bucher and his chocolate makers do the same for the ingredients blended into the bars.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2025

“The peasant cooperatives, the land reform, the Taste Salt class, the ti kominote legliz—” People shouting now.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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