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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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War is first and foremost a collective endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The complaint alleges that House of Victory, the university’s affiliated NIL collective, had yet to pay Baker-Mazara for the month of February, as is outlined in his NIL deal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

He said that he accepted that consultants must bear "collective" responsibility for some of the failings identified in the report.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

In response to the rising collective freakout, Sen. Bernie Sanders called for an all-hands-on-deck A.I. meeting in Congress.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

Sometimes there’s a collective intake of breath or patter of nervous shrieks.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

The collectives I’m in, like the Stripper Co-op, take inspiration — working as a group toward a shared goal.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Carter also touted the Big Ten’s ability to organize name, image and likeness deals for athletes using NIL collectives.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

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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