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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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Scotland's councils are facing a collective budget shortfall of about £530m in 2026-27, a spending watchdog has warned.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, earlier this spring, the U.S. government declassified another batch of UFO files and the response was roughly equivalent to a collective shrug.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Together, the bounty of wishes reflect our collective mood in L.A., offering a prismatic snapshot of our hopes, frustrations, anxieties, dreams and desires at this moment in time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

If Maradona had been about individual virtuosity, this was a collective symphony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There was a collective feeling of relief that they hadn't been captured during the landing.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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