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colleagues

[kol-eegz] / ˈkɒl igz /


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In other rooms, colleagues arranged pencil sharpeners, water bottles and crayons in patterns, recording with depth-sensor cameras.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet now he excuses himself by saying it wasn’t a staff meeting, it was a family meeting—because that’s how he feels about his colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At the weekend, the International Sports Press Association complained about "a long-standing and unacceptable problem for us journalists - the denial of entry visas to regularly accredited colleagues".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Jackson rose to thank Ames and his northern colleagues for seeing the light and recovering the old conciliatory spirit that had once permitted northern and southern interests to cooperate.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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