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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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Social media began lighting up with broken hearts and collective commiseration within moments of Seaver’s Instagram post.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

And yes, while the Olympics are one point of public familiarity, that’s just one small part of our collective cultural consciousness around the sport.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But Sanchez has some catching up to do - and when asked about his mistakes, Alonso could only stress the collective responsibility of the team.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The plan envisages slashing the three states' collective water consumption by up to 3.7 billion cubic meters per year until 2036 -- the equivalent of 1.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Virginia, in short, was being asked to trust its fate to the collective wisdom and virtue of the central government.

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

These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Athletes do not receive money directly from colleges for playing on their teams; instead, they get paid indirectly from NIL collectives, donors and sponsorship deals, which the school and team GM can broker.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

Kiffin has said that the best jobs in college football are the ones whose NIL collectives, which fund so-called “name, image and likeness” payments, had the biggest war chests to spend on players.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

Their ethos, inspired by collectives like the Kitchen and Art Club 2000, centers on art as community infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2025

The number of small farms merged into collectives was a number about equal to the current population of Texas.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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