collective
Example Sentences
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For example, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said: "Reversing these results requires a collective effort, not just blaming the boss."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The crew, which consists of 22 workers, recently signed cards seeking the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE, to represent them in collective bargaining.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
And in the approximately 5% of U.S. stores that are unionized, the program is subject to collective bargaining, or negotiation with the union.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
There’s a pernicious form of viral video that’s reshaping our collective reality, and it’s not even related to artificial intelligence.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Almost immediately, black elites recognized the opportunity for the individual and collective advancement of Negroes who could present themselves favorably to whites.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Vocabulary lists containing collective
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" Vocabulary from the short story
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