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colleague

[kol-eeg] / ˈkɒl ig /


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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

Jim Kensil, Pete’s right-hand man, summoned my mailroom colleague Peter Hadhazy and me to his office that afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Yes, of course, Shelibar. Though my esteemed colleague may not remember Mubiel’s Harnessing the Dark and Light. Which is really much less superstitious than Shelibar.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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