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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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Drawing on national reports and other inputs, a "global review" of collective improvements and pitfalls is being finalised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

If the McLaren drivers swapped places, it would make no difference to the team in terms of a collective points haul, but if it went wrong, the cost could be high.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He also served as an artistic associate at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles, artist-in-residence at Housing Works, and artistic director of QueerWise, a Spoken Word collective he founded in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now, the term plague is linked to the sudden and uncertain death of a healthy young woman—and this time it easily calls to mind our own recent, collective plague-like experience.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

When the military man left for a year, the whole family relaxed in a collective, yet unvoiced sigh.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Athletes do not receive money directly from colleges for playing on their teams; instead, they get paid indirectly from NIL collectives, donors and sponsorship deals, which the school and team GM can broker.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

Are top-drawer college football teams and their name, image and likeness collectives simply trying to protect themselves from willy-nilly transfers or are they bullying players to stay put with threats of lawsuits?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

However, in order to capture the true spirit of a contemporary rave, the production had already agreed to stage a three-day event essentially run by the collectives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

The number of small farms merged into collectives was a number about equal to the current population of Texas.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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