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collective

[kuh-lek-tiv] / kəˈlɛk tɪv /


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Oil-and-gas companies’ collective earnings climbed in the first quarter to their highest levels in years, according to analytics firm Geologic’s Evaluate Energy data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

It must become a philosophy that corrodes collective faith, collective beliefs, and becomes excessively individualistic.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The collective wealth of Sir David and his wife, Lady Victoria, is estimated at £1.1bn, while the Gallaghers are thought to be worth £375m.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The shift may, in fact, come as something of a relief, as it moves our collective focus away from a wholly unrealistic goal to one that is within anyone’s reach right now.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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