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cooperate

[koh-op-uh-reyt] / koʊˈɒp əˌreɪt /


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She had refused to cooperate with federal investigators and pleaded not guilty, but recently discussed a plea deal with prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Agricultural trade will be one of the few areas where both sides have practical reasons to cooperate: China needs food security and diversified supplies, while the U.S. farm sector needs demand and stable income.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

During his stint as high representative, Paddy Ashdown memorably wielded these so-called "Bonn Powers" sacking 60 Bosnian-Serb officials in one day in 2004 for refusing to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Although there aren’t any other cooperative breeders among the great apes, there are South American treetop monkeys called marmosets and tamarins who do cooperate to raise young.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“You’re forgetting what it costs for bait and lost traps and gas for the outboard. And sometime the lobster don’t cooperate, you know that.”

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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