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collectively

[kuh-lek-tiv-lee] / kəˈlɛk tɪv li /








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People talk about Gen Z as though young adults collectively decided to stop going out, when the physical infrastructure of going out has changed around them.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Gina said they had an "amazing" day and worked out they and their guests had collectively donated more than £1k to charities.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

When the costs of collectively provided goods are invisible, the investments required to sustain them are easy to overlook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

However, what the journalism didn’t answer, at least for me, was: What could you do with trillions of dollars if it were collectively deployed?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Moreover, he recognizes that not every individual makes progress; rather, it is what he calls l’homme universel, human beings collectively.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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