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cooperative

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




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He recalled a drab maze of run-down buildings inside a vast wooded compound whose tedious daily rhythms moved to the whims of wardens that rewarded the cooperative and punished the defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Asked if the US was being cooperative, Sir Mark said: "Yeah, so those conversations are where I'd expect them to be at the moment."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Rodríguez has thus been fully cooperative in areas such as American oil extraction and the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Here, guests will first build their own spaceship, and then have it scanned into the game for a cooperative shoot-’em-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The destinations were harmless, really, like the farming cooperative upstate, where her college roommate made soft cheeses for the city street markets.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee