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collectively

[kuh-lek-tiv-lee] / kəˈlɛk tɪv li /








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Canada’s biggest market by far, jumped 8.1% and offset an 8.5% drop in exports to all other countries collectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The petition argues that Kumar exercised powers that belong to the commission collectively and seeks a ruling that any such actions were unauthorised.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Americans collectively forfeit billions of dollars annually in unused benefits, which often expire at the end of the calendar year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Those interactions caused the chain of atoms to behave collectively rather than as separate individual particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Often a group 265 of meerkats will take the stance collectively, standing in a huddle and gazing in the same direction, looking like commuters waiting for a bus.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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