cooperatives

Definition of cooperativesnext
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
  • Others point to existing armed or semi-organized anti-regime groups, including Kurdish organizations, Baloch insurgent networks and underground resistance cells operating inside Iran.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • As part of a long-standing initiative to grow local philanthropy, Big Day of Giving is a 24-hour giving challenge that encourages the generosity of small and large donations to the organizations that provide support for the area’s most vulnerable communities.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The first of two days of hearings with retail trade associations and supply chain stakeholders took place on Tuesday in Washington as a part of the office of the United States Trade Representative’s Section 301 investigations into excess industrial capacity across 16 foreign economies.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • While there are other national athletic associations for college sports, none rivals the NCAA in terms of market control and attracting the best athletes.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Probably those who trust institutions the most, and who can sacrifice some efficiency for an outdated but fancy stamp of approval—in other words, the children of the wealthy and educated.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
  • These coins are minted by national institutions, priced close to the global gold rate, and widely recognised across international markets.
    Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Texas colleges and universities have lined up notable speakers for their graduating classes this month — including athletes, authors, public officeholders and industry leaders.
    Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
  • Over the past three decades, meanwhile, average tuition at both public and private four-year colleges has roughly doubled after adjusting for inflation, according to the College Board, and the average federal student loan balance has climbed to about $39,075 per borrower.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • This honor celebrates Domingo’s career as an actor and filmmaker, along with his work to champion underrepresented communities.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • In European and American societies of the early and mid-19th century, research shows that infant mortality rates were 30-60 times greater than today.
    Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Most modern sports teams are purchased by consortiums, and every league has its own rules about how exactly those groups can come together.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • State-level surveillance consortiums.
    Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Taking partnerships and brand deals was not an easy decision, but one that makes her work sustainable.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Unlike the public-private partnerships other presidential foundations have with the federal agency to administer presidential libraries on site, Obama signed an alternative agreement to digitize and display some of his presidential records instead.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

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“Cooperatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooperatives. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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