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collate

[kuh-layt, koh-, ko-, koh-layt, kol-ayt] / kəˈleɪt, koʊ-, kɒ-, ˈkoʊ leɪt, ˈkɒl eɪt /


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A machine can collect, compare and collate tremendous amounts of information, but it can’t do the thing that matters most of all—decide what has genuine value for human lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Officials use a variety of sources to collate the number of pilgrims but they admit there is a possibility of some duplication.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

On that day, I followed Nikki’s careful instructions to type and collate the lines of poetry I’d scrawled in composition books and notepads for years and leave the rest to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024

"We will collate our thoughts, along with the rest of the players in terms of handing over something he can read and look through that's valuable," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

She pushes the button to collate the syllabus but forgets to push the button for staples.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Moving chronologically from the Neolithic period into the 21st century, “Cats: A History” collates a remarkable array of archaeological, artistic and literary sources to report on various human-feline relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The complex, diverse ecosystem created by European reef-building oysters has collapsed, according to the recent assessment we submitted to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which collates the statuses of ecosystems and species.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

The other pieces of paper include notes and thoughts, which Servais collects and collates over the offseason.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

A new Public Health Scotland report collates 40 studies to examine the policy's effect on health, business and public attitudes.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2023

The tapes then go to the A. B. C., which collates and makes composite photographs of them for the instruction of captains.

From With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) by Frank X. Leyendecker

The cost is "not centrally collated" but is "being met within existing departmental budgets", Jameson said in response to a parliamentary question.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Dramatic footage posted online late Wednesday and collated by DHA showed a line of parked cars in the northern Sariyer district being pushed into the torrent of muddy water, where they were swept away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Analysts expected an underlying profit around $12.66 billion, according to a consensus estimate collated by Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Before FoodNet stopped monitoring cyclosporiasis, it gathered data about people who tested positive, and tested food sources from states and labs, then collated it at a national level, said Guest, who previously worked at FoodNet.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

He worked the machine and Russo carried the copies to Sinay’s desk, where he collated the pages into neat stacks.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

This pivot involves collating data on deals, steering liquidity, and shaping benchmark price references through a state-backed platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

A central part of its work has been to gather testimony from Sami people about their experiences, collating some 300 interviews and written accounts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“My mother included us in everything that she did, and I mean everything. I remember as a child collating pages for her second book. It was wonderful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

June, a PKM evangelist, breaks down some of the many apps and processes for collating one’s notes into an organized web of insights and connections.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2024

Harker has gone back, and is again collating his material.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker


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