collective

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It’s also raised more than four times its collective debt offerings over the past quarter of a century.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The short answer: revenue sharing is included in the collective bargaining agreement, so any change to revenue sharing must be negotiated with the players.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Travolta’s perspective on life and death seems collective, almost optimistic, as if dying is merely a long-haul journey between this existence and the next, with everyone he’s loved and lost waiting there with open arms.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Packed onto a motley assortment of couches and chairs, the group of college students and 20-somethings come from families worth a collective $7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The silence—driven by stigma and fear of shame—results in a repression of public thought, a collective denial of lived experience.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander