co-operative
- a variation of cooperative.
Example Sentences
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Dairy co-operative First Milk, which has a large cheese-processing plant in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, is trying to address the situation with all 700 of its farmers across the UK - including 200 in west Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The co-operative used community share offers to help open their present building, CAN HQ, which showcases the work of over 100 local creatives and artists, alongside an advice drop-in, repair workshop and kids clubs.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
After Cary came Cyrille Vaillancourt, a Quebecer, and an entirely different kind of maple-syrup business, one controlled by Vaillancourt’s co-operative, known today as Citadelle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
One farmers' co-operative in Aberdeenshire is facing a halving of its 70,000 tonne barley contract this year with Chivas Brothers, one of the largest whisky distillers, owned by French drinks giant Pernod Ricard.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
But he wasn’t as co-operative as I had been with Sarah.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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