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collate

[kuh-layt, koh-, ko-, koh-layt, kol-ayt] / kəˈleɪt, koʊ-, kɒ-, ˈkoʊ leɪt, ˈkɒl eɪt /


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A machine can collect, compare and collate tremendous amounts of information, but it can’t do the thing that matters most of all—decide what has genuine value for human lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The Department of Health said it did not collate data on how many people in Northern Ireland are living with BED.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

On that day, I followed Nikki’s careful instructions to type and collate the lines of poetry I’d scrawled in composition books and notepads for years and leave the rest to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024

Rhian Bowen Davies, the Welsh government's former national adviser for violence against women, said there should be a "requirement on universities to regularly, consistently collate data".

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

There are at least four columns filled with bank managers, accountants, loan officers, cotton collate operators.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

All Flock did was come up with a very user-friendly system that collates all the information quickly, with good search options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The complex, diverse ecosystem created by European reef-building oysters has collapsed, according to the recent assessment we submitted to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which collates the statuses of ecosystems and species.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

The account collates and tweets out data from a number of agencies that track natural disasters - often releasing information faster than even they do.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024

There were around 1,300 incidents of people reporting issues with Netflix, as of 0051 GMT, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector, which collates status reports from a number of sources in the United States.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2022

The tapes then go to the A. B. C., which collates and makes composite photographs of them for the instruction of captains.

From Actions and Reactions by Rudyard Kipling

The event marks the "final public session of the tribunal of inquiry" after which the last documents will be collated and added to the bundles bound for Rome.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Dramatic footage posted online late Wednesday and collated by DHA showed a line of parked cars in the northern Sariyer district being pushed into the torrent of muddy water, where they were swept away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Analysts expected an underlying profit around $12.66 billion, according to a consensus estimate collated by Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

A half dozen recent polls collated by USA Today as the country approaches the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence showed a majority believed the country's best years were behind it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

He worked the machine and Russo carried the copies to Sinay’s desk, where he collated the pages into neat stacks.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

This pivot involves collating data on deals, steering liquidity, and shaping benchmark price references through a state-backed platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

A central part of its work has been to gather testimony from Sami people about their experiences, collating some 300 interviews and written accounts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Instead, the platform was "more commonly used by individuals collating images for inspiration and idea curation," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

“My mother included us in everything that she did, and I mean everything. I remember as a child collating pages for her second book. It was wonderful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

Harker has gone back, and is again collating his material.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker


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