be treated
81the mass media — [treated as sing. or plural] the media. → mass media …
82the press — [treated as sing. or plural] newspapers or journalists viewed collectively. → press …
83the prosecution — [treated as sing. or plural] the party prosecuting someone in a lawsuit. → prosecution …
84the public — [treated as sing. or plural] ordinary people in general; the community. → public …
85the stocks — [treated as sing. or plural] historical an instrument of punishment consisting of a wooden structure with holes for securing a person s feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault. → stock …
86the ton — [treated as sing. or plural] fashionable society. → ton …
87the trade — [treated as sing. or plural] a particular area of business. → trade …
88thematics — [treated as sing. or plural] a body of topics for study or discussion. → thematic …
89tiddlywinks — [treated as sing.] a game in which small plastic counters are flicked into a central receptacle, using a larger counter. → tiddlywink …
90wakes — [treated as sing.] an annual festival and holiday in some parts of northern England. → wake …