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also gilds
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a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
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Recent Examples of guilds
The guilds are in a tough position.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
The bill has broad support among many entertainment industry guilds and unions, studios and record labels, as well as tech companies OpenAI and Google/YouTube.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has now reached four-year agreements with all three of the major above-the-line guilds.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2026
From guilds to cooperatives in the industrial era In his time, Leo XIII rejected both unfettered capitalism and revolutionary socialism.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.
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Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
From guilds to cooperatives in the industrial era In his time, Leo XIII rejected both unfettered capitalism and revolutionary socialism.
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Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Joining local groups such as the Rotary, League of Women Voters, the Woman’s Club and symphony guilds shows them how to build community.
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Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
The guilds’ standoff with the studios was in large part due to actor and writer concerns about AI compromising their intellectual property and stealing their jobs.
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Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
The bill has broad support among many entertainment industry guilds and unions, studios and record labels, as well as tech companies OpenAI and Google/YouTube.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has now reached four-year agreements with all three of the major above-the-line guilds.
—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2026
From guilds to cooperatives in the industrial era In his time, Leo XIII rejected both unfettered capitalism and revolutionary socialism.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.
—
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
From guilds to cooperatives in the industrial era In his time, Leo XIII rejected both unfettered capitalism and revolutionary socialism.
—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Joining local groups such as the Rotary, League of Women Voters, the Woman’s Club and symphony guilds shows them how to build community.
—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
The guilds’ standoff with the studios was in large part due to actor and writer concerns about AI compromising their intellectual property and stealing their jobs.
—
Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilds
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Two legal aid organizations filed the lawsuit Thursday, calling for answers from the government over the policies and changes related to DACA renewal requests, including data on current average processing times, renewals and the length of time to process them.
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Various organizations and even civilian volunteers have also joined rescue efforts.
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Studies show that living in industrialized societies has taken a toll on our gut health.
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Those candidates who reach that threshold of support would then have to receive the backing of 5% of local constituency parties, or at least three party affiliates — groups such as trade unions and cooperative societies.
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But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.
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Undergraduate tuition and fees at Texas public institutions have remained frozen since 2023.
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The grapegrower and winemaker associations argue that bulk wine imports have increased in recent years, hurting the local wine industry.
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More than a dozen national and international journalism associations wrote a joint letter calling on the government to withdraw its case after the men's convictions were upheld by a lower court of appeal in March.
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The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.
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The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.
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The company has 23 quantum systems installed at research institutes, enterprises, and high-performance computing centers and understands the need and urgency for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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The Yale Quantum Institute, founded in 2014, is one of the country’s first quantum research institutes.
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Members of five historically Black fraternities and sororities will be able to request Michigan license plates featuring their organization's logo.
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Details about this year’s parade had not been shared as of Tuesday, but the 2025 parade was themed for Mardi Gras and featured local schools, drill teams, fraternities and sororities and other localgroups.
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Sessions in both chambers of Congress were temporarily halted by raucous legislators celebrating the German victory, according to the journalist David Margolick’s book on the Louis-Schmeling rivalry.
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After months of negotiations, lawmakers were able to come up with a comprehensive housing package that includes nearly four dozen provisions touching on priorities from both chambers and parties.
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“Guilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilds. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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