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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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Sonically dynamic and unapologetically trenchant, “Arirang” took me on a journey by asserting BTS’ collective powers as mature artists and master storytellers, and I couldn’t help but be inspired.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

This week, the US House of Representatives voted to end the war with Iran, social media star KSI quit YouTube collective The Sidemen, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's rocket blew up on the launch pad.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The increase in SolarEdge and Enphase’s stock prices in just the past month has added roughly $5 billion to their collective market caps since the transformer trend caught investors’ attention.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. O’Connor’s involving novel, which continues into the 1970s, is about the inadequacy of the psychoanalytic practice to confront the collective psychosis of 20th-century history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Every time German soldiers banged on our door, we flashed the permits and held our collective breath for the brief but interminable inspections.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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