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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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The first is find a collective and effective response to industrial overcapacity that undermines free trade.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The unease has reached Let’s Vibe AI, a collective of coders who engineer tools in small groups out of a rustic warehouse in Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

What the movement is struggling with is that the challenge to Roundup is rooted in collective action and responsibility; it can’t be easily solved by advocating personal choice.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Throughout the Farewell Address Washington had been exhorting Americans to think of themselves as a collective unit with a common destiny.

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




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