colleague
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When she learned a colleague could not tell the reds from the greens in a presentation, she stepped in with a colorblind-friendly palette.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 27, 2026
Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro pushed back on his colleague Walsh, saying that postpartum disorders are real and only a “moron” would think otherwise.
From Salon â Aug. 26, 2026
The police officer responsible for investigating the incident, Police Officer A, asked a colleague, Police Officer B, to take a statement from Woman B.
From BBC â Aug. 26, 2026
“It’s no longer acceptable that…you have important knowledge in your head and you go to a colleague and that doesn’t get captured somewhere.”
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 25, 2026
In need of advice, he called his old senate colleague Everett Dirksen, a Republican from Illinois.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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As a member of NASA’s class of “flagship” astrophysics missions, its acclaimed colleagues include the Hubble and the James Webb space telescopes.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 28, 2026
According to the union representing plant workers, chronic illness is widespread among Haziri's former colleagues.
From Barron's â Aug. 28, 2026
"We are also grateful to our colleagues, whose professionalism, flexibility and commitment continued to keep Edinburgh moving during a particularly challenging time."
From BBC â Aug. 27, 2026
Montargès and his colleagues observed Betelgeuse with ESO's VLT that December.
From Science Daily â Aug. 27, 2026
As Driscoll struggled to recover, her male colleagues started to undermine her.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Vocabulary lists containing colleague
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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