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colleague

[kol-eeg] / ˈkɒl ig /


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My colleague Megan Leonhardt writes that while the CPI may have hit its peak in this latest reading, and gas prices are beginning to even out, that doesn’t mean things are easing anytime soon.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

BBC presenter Tony Livesey has stepped back from his 5 Live show following allegations against his former colleague David Sullivan.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

She said a former MLB colleague recently asked her about the AUSL: “I said, ‘I’m working for the women now.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The research began almost 20 years ago when Quitterer received brain tissue samples from a colleague at Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

She told the nurses that she was an old colleague of his.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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