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association

[uh-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-] / əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /




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The hospital association calculates that SEIU-UHW has spent nearly $125 million on local and statewide initiatives since 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The study also pointed to a specific biological process that may help explain the association.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The trade association slashed its net profit forecast for global airlines to $23 billion, from a previous estimate of $41 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

His association normally sends a group of fans to the World Cup but decided not to bother even trying to go to the US because of the regulations.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

While one’s first association to African antelope is “vast dense herds spreading across the horizon,” in fact the males of those herds space themselves into territories and fight fiercely with each other when breeding.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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