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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
Yang noted that upcoming labor negotiations between the studios and the guilds will have to contend with some hard questions about Hollywood’s use of AI.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
As the academy’s membership has become more global — 24% of Oscar voters live outside the United States — the Academy Awards have become increasingly an international affair, leading to a widening divide with the Hollywood guilds.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Healthcare is the biggest priority for all three guilds in this bargaining cycle.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
In your discussions this year with the sibling guilds, was that a negotiation?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Despite the pretty robust protections SAG-AFTRA and the other guilds got the first time around, AI is always going to be the elephant in the room.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
Unlike the ancient alchemists’ guilds or modern elites, science is not secret, nor gated by family descent or social ties.
—Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Though the film didn’t crack the top five at guilds like SAG and the DGA, most precursors that nominate ten titles, as the Academy does, have found room for it.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Probably due to restrictive laws against Jews (for example, Jews were not allowed to belong to guilds, could only in rare cases acquire land, and were not free to choose their place of residence) and the family’s poor economic situation, the older Strauss children decided to emigrate.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
As the academy’s membership has become more global — 24% of Oscar voters live outside the United States — the Academy Awards have become increasingly an international affair, leading to a widening divide with the Hollywood guilds.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Healthcare is the biggest priority for all three guilds in this bargaining cycle.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
In your discussions this year with the sibling guilds, was that a negotiation?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Despite the pretty robust protections SAG-AFTRA and the other guilds got the first time around, AI is always going to be the elephant in the room.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
Unlike the ancient alchemists’ guilds or modern elites, science is not secret, nor gated by family descent or social ties.
—Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Though the film didn’t crack the top five at guilds like SAG and the DGA, most precursors that nominate ten titles, as the Academy does, have found room for it.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Probably due to restrictive laws against Jews (for example, Jews were not allowed to belong to guilds, could only in rare cases acquire land, and were not free to choose their place of residence) and the family’s poor economic situation, the older Strauss children decided to emigrate.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilds
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Summers is a former treasury secretary and Harvard University president who has been ostracized from a number of organizations after Epstein files made public earlier showed his close relationship with Epstein.—
MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many colleges host online platforms, including Handshake, that allow organizations to post jobs targeting new college graduates.—
Micki Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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While the fatalities have occurred along the Central Coast and in Northern California, the phenomenon has prompted concerns and discussions among mycological societies and amateur foragers across the Golden State.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Islamic societies, particularly during the Ottoman Empire, the word described separate living quarters for the female members of a household, which outsiders were prohibited from accessing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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It is reassigned — from institutions designed to manage it to the public, which never agreed to assume it.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each of the 65 houses and institutions will be represented by a shipping crate showcasing a significant item.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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But these associations were purely intellectual.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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The recent 62-mile demonstration aligns with earlier research conducted by independent institutes in other countries, which have been reported by Interesting Engineering.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the science community’s biggest concerns has been disruptions in the flow of grant funding to universities and institutes from the NIH, the agency responsible for funneling federal dollars into biomedical and life sciences research.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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Members from all nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities that make up the Divine Nine attended the event.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nearly every president and vice president since social fraternities were founded has been a member.—
Anthony V. Mack,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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These caverns under sidewalks could be used for storage, and circular pieces of thick glass in the sidewalk added natural light to these eerie underground chambers.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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The two chambers would need to resolve those differences in language for the legislation to pass.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Human Artistry Campaign, a coalition of artists’ rights groups affiliated with the Hollywood unions, also spoke out against the AI model on Friday.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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That means looking at the medications’ use and potential impact across various sports and groups of people, Mandelbaum says.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Guilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilds. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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