collectivity

Example Sentences

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In actual fact, considering a tumour as a collectivity of individuals governed by rules previously defined in ecology opens up new therapeutic possibilities for patients.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

The closest landmass to the epicenter is the Loyalty Islands in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2023

It risks prioritizing individuality over collectivity and symbolism over structural change.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2022

At the same time, she's heard rumors of a mysterious new collectivity calling themselves Ungoverned, deep in the swamps outside the ruins of her old city.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022

It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton