collective
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When the semiconductor surface is excited, it produces "surface plasmons," collective waves of electrons that can capture light and maintain its oscillations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
The investigation at the site would continue for more than four months, involving 724 individual officers and a collective 96,000 hours of search time.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Hold-in players fulfill basic requirements outlined in the collective bargaining agreement — such as attending meetings and doing individual work — to avoid mandatory fines from teams for not reporting to training camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Empathy, on stage, becomes a cornerstone of experiencing live performance that pulls heartstrings, inspires raucous laughter or elicits a collective groan when a poorly-hatched plan falters.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The old words of the song burned into their collective memory.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Its officers, who wear civilian clothes, have a network of undercover agents and informants dedicated to monitoring and infiltrating dissident movements and independent groups such as art collectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
While some schools and conferences have deprioritized NIL collectives, the Big Ten has used them as a recruiting chip, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Their ethos, inspired by collectives like the Kitchen and Art Club 2000, centers on art as community infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
The number of small farms merged into collectives was a number about equal to the current population of Texas.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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