collective
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That play still was seared into their collective memory when Dodgers left-hander Alex Vesia picked off Jake Bauers at first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Drawing on national reports and other inputs, a "global review" of collective improvements and pitfalls is being finalised.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 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
Anderson's ability to counter-press is an individual example of this improvement but more collective changes have contributed to England's increased intensity in possession.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
That evening the Negroes in Hampton stayed in the cocoon of our segregated neighborhoods, gravitating to our churches to try to make sense of our collective tragedy.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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It is alive everywhere, including in the work of individual artists such as Carrie Mae Weems or in the work of collectives such as For Freedoms and their “America, the Beautiful” initiative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
Finally, if you’re open to joining a group of fellow photographers, I suggest following Instagram pages for collectives like L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
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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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