collective
Example Sentences
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The protagonists tend to blur a bit, their collective hopes and dreams proving more compelling than any specific thread.
From Los Angeles Times
Its collective system of government rests on four pillars: the party chief, president, prime minister and the chairman of the National Assembly.
From Barron's
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
In the workplaces, for example, this approach could build teams whose skills complement each other, establishing groups with high collective intelligence, who can solve problems creatively and effectively.
But the EU, whose collective gross domestic product still rivals China’s as the global No. 2, has it eyes on a bigger role: anchor for a rest-of-the-world seeking alternatives to two increasingly heavy-handed superpowers.
From Barron's
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