Thesaurus results for COOPERATIVES

cooperatives

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plural of cooperative

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Recent Examples of cooperatives The old joke is that some cooperatives are the least cooperative groups in the world. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025

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Noun

But the news organizations pushed back against those summons, and the Justice Department withdrew them.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
For federal elections, the Federal Election Commission is the government agency, but for race handicapping and battleground forecasts, election tracking resources and news organizations provide race-by-race projections.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizations

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And while Haiti has committed to a handover protocol for child gang members, getting the public to accept reintegration of anyone with gang associations is likely to be challenging.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of associations

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Research expenditure at higher education institutions rose 11%, to approximately $48 billion.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Coming in 2030 will be a proud fusion of iconic Kansas City brands and institutions, enabled by a partnership with Hallmark that starts with razing its headquarters to accommodate the stadium district footprint.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutions

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Sports in our colleges and universities should be extricated from higher education as soon as possible.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Nearly a dozen speeches from event organizers, community leaders and students at historically Black colleges were livestreamed nationally on the No Kings website.

— Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleges

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Examples of interpersonal violence are rare among Stone Age remains, only becoming common later as hunting and gathering gave way to settled farming communities.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Sacramento tourism officials are looking beyond major events to attract more visitors, highlighting the capital city's cultural attractions, diverse communities, local restaurants and history.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of communities

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Despite the efforts to redress the problem, South Africa remains one of the world’s most unequal societies.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The best crime thrillers consider the way violence, an endemic feature of human societies, can spiral out of hand.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of societies

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These prediction market partnerships have, for some, become emblematic of what fans see as unfettered greed on the part of teams, players, leagues and platforms believed to be degrading their experience of sports writ large.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
With department stores in turmoil, Kuryshchuk advised emerging designers to reconsider wholesale, favoring partnerships with larger companies.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026

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