collective
Example Sentences
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But even that collective effort was not enough to keep it going.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Once enough phonons were aligned, their collective motion transferred to electrons, even after the external magnetic field was removed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
It is considered more likely that Moreno waits until after a new collective bargaining agreement is reached next year to determine whether to sell.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
It’s tempting to believe that the market knows something you don’t based on the collective wisdom of millions of investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The silence—driven by stigma and fear of shame—results in a repression of public thought, a collective denial of lived experience.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing collective
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" Vocabulary from the short story
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