collections

plural of collection
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Recent Examples of collections The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has been fielding questions and debunking misinformation surrounding the case for years, said Geoff Schumacher, the museum’s vice president of research, collections and programs. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Once a past-due credit card account makes its way to collections, though, the repayment expectations can change significantly. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 And consumers will soon be able to find garments made with the fiber, as brands finalize collections featuring the material technology. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 The launch includes two capsule collections that use two of the house’s famed monograms, Monogram Dune and Monogram Infrarouge, as their muse, as well as taking inspiration from the emblem’s 130th anniversary. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 Related Articles The researchers trained 24 ensembles on datasets ranging from 256 images to more than 160,000, taken from public collections. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The 330-minute work delves into the life of the writer-poet through archives, private collections, rediscovered documents and irreverent narration. Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 On social media, product reviews, along with videos of proud squishy owners ranking their collections and parents poking fun at their kids’ obsessions, have generated millions of views. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026 In fact, the pre-fall collections made a strong case for letting your shoes do all the talking. Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collections
Noun
  • The Institute assists some 2,700 museums, libraries, and archival organizations, and, in this case, assisted the Ontario Provincial Police, exposing fakes and ultimately testifying for the prosecution in the trial of one of the fraudsters.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The company was also tasked with providing free broadband and Wi-Fi service for schools, libraries and community centers.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Finding large accumulations of geologic hydrogen entails stumbling on a Goldilocks set of conditions.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Inspectors found seven dead roaches under kitchen equipment and also noted accumulations of mold and rotting food debris, according to the report.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The group’s survey efforts are mostly organized into 17 clusters, each containing 12 to 16 individual collection sites spread out in a grid of roughly 14 square miles.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple outbreaks, only one tied to lettuce Not all of these clusters have been linked to the same source, however.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Six years later, MOCA commissioned Saar to create a series of assemblages and installations to accompany 10 performances of Ellen Sebastian’s theatrical production Sanctified.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • When these cuts marinate for too long in highly acidic mixtures, the meat’s surface can become mushy, and the lean meat may become drier after cooking.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Members must accommodate themselves to its fictions, with varying mixtures of gullibility and cynicism; followers shown proof that the leader has lied may admire him all the more for his tactical cleverness.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream announced a recall of multiple flavors of frozen fruit bars from select batches with best-before dates ranging from June 2027 to November 2027, according to a news release from the company.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of batches of frozen Outshine Fruit Bars sold nationally have been recalled because they may be contaminated with glass, according to an announcement from the manufacturer, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Colored denim has become an important complement to core denim assortments, and brands and consumers are gravitating toward effortless soft and sun-washed tones.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Instead of standardized catalogs and static strategies, companies can optimize assortments locally, adjust pricing dynamically and align offerings with real-time demand.
    Anan Bishara, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • The Town of Munster has enlisted help in getting residents dug out of the seemingly endless piles of debris from the August 11 derecho.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But her frustration piles up as her efforts to track the package down repeatedly fail.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

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