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cooperative

[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-ray-tiv] / koʊˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, -ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv /




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Rubio said the US has "confidence in the security of all our bases" and said the administrations was working "very closely" with UK authorities, who "couldn't be more cooperative".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It’s in her interest to maintain a cooperative relationship with the U.S. on security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Unfortunately, inflation hasn’t been cooperative when it comes to passive savers and their returns,” said Mary Grace Roske, head of communications at CD Valet, a website to shop for bank certificates of deposit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

“That cooperative agreement is about preparing safety protocols, infrastructure, and regulatory readiness for small modular reactor technology as it matures,” Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Maxine Cooper asked me how to spell cooperative and enthusiastic, so obviously she had a terrific list.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

Small states and rural cooperatives may be able to afford nuclear where now the price is out of sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But across the island, small-scale farmers and cooperatives already operate as private entrepreneurs, growing food, managing their own production and selling to local markets, most of which have been privatized.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026

"Smallholders run up debts with cooperatives and sellers of crop protection products to try to improve production" and this worsens the cycle of poverty, he added.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Until 1995, the government controlled the amount of rice farmers produced by working closely with agricultural cooperatives.

From BBC ● May 21, 2025

“The peasant cooperatives, the land reform, the Taste Salt class, the ti kominote legliz—” People shouting now.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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