collective
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Drivers for Uber and Lyft now have collective bargaining rights after a rare compromise between unions and Silicon Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Council has warned investment was falling short and urged the government to boost support, noting "the risk is growing faster than our collective capacity to respond".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Gianni: Since Antoine Semenyo left Bournemouth, you could argue they have no clear standout individual, and some would say that's a strength of the team – the ability of the collective is all important.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence suggested a different path forward: Colleges and athletes could resolve compensation questions through collective bargaining or negotiated agreement, as professional football and basketball players do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Did you have a nice walk? asked the collective voice, echoing all around them.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Its officers, who wear civilian clothes, have a network of undercover agents and informants dedicated to monitoring and infiltrating dissident movements and independent groups such as art collectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s why Hernandez organized a drag show with seven community organizations in Havana, including gay advocacy group RedHSH and transgender collectives TransCuba and La Red Afro-Cubana de Personas Trans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 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
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
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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