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used or done by a number of people as a group
a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.
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Recent Examples of cooperative
April Rubin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Amazon Many of the best family board games are competitive and can sour into arguments all too easily, but Pandemic is a cooperative board game.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
About two-thirds of the Italian sector’s net worth is held by individual families, with 16.6% in the hands of cooperatives, according to a study by Area Studi Mediobanca, a research center.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
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Leaders from Mexico, China and Canada have all argued that the U.S. and their countries mutually benefit from cooperative trade agreements.
—April Rubin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Amazon Many of the best family board games are competitive and can sour into arguments all too easily, but Pandemic is a cooperative board game.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, small-scale farmers and cooperatives are working to restore soil health by reintegrating cows and other grazing animals into sustainable farming practices to produce more high-quality, environmentally friendly meat.
—Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
About two-thirds of the Italian sector’s net worth is held by individual families, with 16.6% in the hands of cooperatives, according to a study by Area Studi Mediobanca, a research center.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooperative
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Since canines’ role in improving the well-being of individuals became evident, many organizations entered the market, offering professional training services tailored to specific needs.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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This article was published in partnership with the Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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His bold, colorful compositions often incorporate geometric patterns, collage elements and layered textures, reflecting his fascination with how individual and collective identities are constructed.Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The secret ingredient in all three shows is their deep well of collective empathy — their conviction that characters who would be comic relief on a more traditional sitcom have inner lives worthy of main-character energy.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Although some investors were impressed by C3.ai’s partnership with Microsoft, Cramer wondered if the move will actually end up hurting profitability.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a press release obtained by PEOPLE, the production team worked in close partnership with the Sinatra and Davis estates in order to ensure a faithful representation of the late stars.Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Government agencies issued a joint statement on Monday on the ongoing investigation into the mysterious drone sightings reported across the country, mostly in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic region, over the past few weeks.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry debuted their 2024 holiday card courtesy of their joint ventures, Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions, on Monday.Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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Tensions are running high — a recent homeowners association meeting devolved into shouting and the police had to be called to calm things down.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Studies published in 1999, 2002 and 2019, among others ‒ including hundreds of thousands of children, some of whom received the MMR vaccine and some of whom didn't ‒ found no association between vaccination and the development of autism.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Charles Gaston Dumont was born on March 26, 1929, in Cahors, a commune in southwestern France, before his father, a boilermaker, and his mother, a coffee roaster, moved the family to Toulouse, about 70 miles to the south.Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Also in attendance are poet Verandah Porche, a longtime member of one of the ’60s communes chronicled in the film, and folk musician Patti Carpenter, who sings several songs on the soundtrack.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Nov. 2024
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Ashanti and Nelly united on stage, sharing their mutual love of each other and music with the audience at the rapper’s annual Black and White Ball.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Singing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s original songs — competent if not necessarily enduring — Mufasa (now voiced by Pierre) and Taka (Harrison Jr.) demonstrate a mutual respect for and commitment to one another.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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The consortium is led by Starwood Capital Group and U.S. investment firms Sixth Street and SSW Partners, according to the statement.Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The consortium is building maps of 18 biological networks, the most complex of which is the brain, and the first complete draft of the Human Cell Atlas will be published in 2026, Regev said.Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperative. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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