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colleague

[kol-eeg] / ˈkɒl ig /


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My colleague Megan Leonhardt writes that while the CPI may have hit its peak in this latest reading, and gas prices are beginning to even out, that doesn’t mean things are easing anytime soon.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

On the flight deck were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a pilot with decades of experience, and his younger colleague, first officer Clive Kunder.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In another exchange, Tsurui expressed frustration with a colleague who had offered what he thought was an overly optimistic timetable for installing new plate readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The research began almost 20 years ago when Quitterer received brain tissue samples from a colleague at Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

And he wasn’t afraid to disagree with his more famous colleague.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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