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- on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
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“Colleague.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colleague. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of colleague was circa 1533
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