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cooperative

[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv] / koʊˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, -ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv /




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It adds that, wherever possible, it uses what it calls "cooperative care".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

As the CEO of a cooperative, Whittaker was never enriched by stock awards as the heads of publicly traded companies typically are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The findings are published in the journal Molecular Ecology in a paper titled 'Social structure and interactions differentially shape aerotolerant and anaerobic gut microbiomes in a cooperative breeding species.'

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Across the island, they have been experimenting with agro-ecology, animal traction, local inputs and cooperative models.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

When she brought the boy to Dr. Harold Kline at the Children’s Psychiatric Division of the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Bobby was less than cooperative.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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