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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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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

Of the 245 animals belonging to the farmers' cooperative of which Felix is a member, 128 have fallen ill and 14 did not survive.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“Importantly, we believe our ability to gain market share is not entirely reliant on a cooperative macro environment or pet industry sales growth,” Anderson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

So he primed the players with thoughts of cooperativeness, and sure enough, they were far more cooperative, and the game went far more smoothly.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell