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colleague

[kol-eeg] / ˈkɒl ig /


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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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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

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 ● Aug. 28, 2026

According to the union representing plant workers, chronic illness is widespread among Haziri's former colleagues.

From Barron's ● 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 ● Aug. 27, 2026

Montargès and his colleagues observed Betelgeuse with ESO's VLT that December.

From Science Daily ● 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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