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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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“Unfortunately, inflation hasn’t been cooperative when it comes to passive savers and their returns,” said Mary Grace Roske, head of communications at CD Valet, a website to shop for bank certificates of deposit.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

These are problems farmer Ashish Gupta confronts daily on his smallholding in India's Himachal Pradesh, which he farms as part of a cooperative.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Getting others to agree on that isn’t easy at a company that workers regard as a cooperative.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Defector, a cooperative founded by former Deadspin staffers, bills itself as “the last good website,” and an appreciative community of subscribers seem to agree.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

I was surprised at how helpful and cooperative everyone was with each other.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Germany typically ranks in Europe’s least profitable markets for banking because so much of the country’s savings and lending is done at rock-bottom rates through institutions owned by municipalities and cooperatives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But across the island, small-scale farmers and cooperatives already operate as private entrepreneurs, growing food, managing their own production and selling to local markets, most of which have been privatized.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2026

"There are lots of cooperatives, it's worth asking your supplier if there is one in your region," Spray said.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

"Smallholders run up debts with cooperatives and sellers of crop protection products to try to improve production" and this worsens the cycle of poverty, he added.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

“The peasant cooperatives, the land reform, the Taste Salt class, the ti kominote legliz—” People shouting now.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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