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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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Dias said that backers of noncitizen voting need to build a broad coalition — grassroots organizations, election officials, lawyers for the city — before taking the proposal to voters.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
The prince is the official royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and also the Patron of the Football Association (FA), England's governing body for soccer organizations.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of organizations

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To mitigate the financial impact, players’ associations usually create a lockout fund that pays players a portion of their salary during a work stoppage.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
These non-profit associations focus on every imaginable issue and activity, and reflect the widely divergent views of our population.

— Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of associations

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This swept away Iran’s monarchy and birthed a state that is part theocracy, part republic, with a handful of semi-democratic institutions swaddled by a system that is ultimately clerical.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Many of the same institutions and organizations that offer classes are also looking for teachers.

— Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026

Definition of institutions

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This platform also lays out a wealth tax, which includes raising taxes for the richest earners, for-profit corporations, large inheritances, and private colleges and universities.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Like at many private colleges, athletics are a major driver of enrollment at Ursuline.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of colleges

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Across the country, communities are hosting festivals, block parties, volunteer projects, exhibits and commemorative events as part of America250, the nationwide effort to mark the anniversary.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Brockton is home to one of the largest Cape Verdean communities in the United States, with nearly one in four residents identifying as Cape Verdean, according to local outlet The Enterprise.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of communities

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But even as democratic governments have become more proficient and more technologically adept at thwarting terrorists, some in our societies have become insensitive, or even callous, about the civilizational consequences of terror and violence.

— Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Many industrial societies are facing aging populations, tightening labor markets and growing shortages of skilled workers.

— Arungalai Anbarasu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of societies

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The venue has partnerships with unions including the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local One, which represents stagehand crew.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Reuters said those earnings were driven largely by partnerships in the Middle East.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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