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cooperate

[koh-op-uh-rayt] / koʊˈɒp əˌreɪt /


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And with Indonesia refusing to cooperate, Singapore authorities said they could not obtain information about the suspected companies.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Now they just need U.S. inflation data to cooperate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a statement, a Stanford spokesperson said the campus “complies with all applicable visa laws, including those relating to J-1 visas. We will cooperate with the investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mariaca's lawyer Romel Ipamo told local media that his client would "cooperate fully" with the investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

So Klavdiya, nearly in tears herself, went back to Lilya and begged her to cooperate.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Angelenos are exactly where they need to be to see Thursday’s partial “blood moon” lunar eclipse — provided the weather cooperates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Super Micro Computer has faced past controversies, including a 2018 delisting, and states it cooperates with investigations.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

Even in an optimistic scenario where Iran cooperates with the U.S., it could take weeks for exports to normalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

In a written statement, a Grindr spokesperson said the company cooperates with law enforcement and encourages people to use its video calling feature to verify connections for safety before meeting in person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

I put on a dress too, run a comb through my hair until it cooperates.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

Sanofi said the it cooperated with the commission throughout the investigation, which ended without finding any infringement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The two countries have previously cooperated on existential threats such as nuclear weapons, but that was based on a shared understanding of the threat, which is not currently the case with AI, Dave said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

After Kao’s arrest, he added, the company fully cooperated with law enforcement.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The three cooperated with authorities and were later released from custody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

They had thought that if they cooperated, the Nazis would not hurt anyone during the occupation, the war would soon be over, and life would be as it was before.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren

Six Flags, in a statement, said it is cooperating fully with the local investigation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

But the president has never had to confront a prop that has stopped cooperating.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Israel is also cooperating economically and militarily with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who paid a warm visit to Israel in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The legitimate firm said in a statement on its website that "neither the vehicle nor any of the individuals involved has any connection whatsoever with Fuel2U", adding it was cooperating with the police.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The only thing I like this morning is my hair, which seems to be cooperating with me.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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