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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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“What’s drawn me to tarot is the way it’s built on symbolism and the way that symbolism is embedded in the collective unconscious,” Wicks says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It can’t, because the institutions that might anchor it—codified term limits, intraparty democracy, collective leadership norms—were either never established or were already hollowed out before he arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The RFU's women in leadership collective then wrote to the union calling for a change in its policy and to dismiss Smith.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

She must have heard the gasps, the collective loss of breath in the crowd.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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