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connection

[kuh-nek-shuhn] / kəˈnɛk ʃən /




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Although the results are consistent with a possible connection between language and survival, they do not establish that evolutionary pressures directly caused the safety bias.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Ukraine again has a "stable connection" to Starlink, the government said on Saturday, after days of tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army's operations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Research published in September by the Brookings Institution also found this connection, projecting that if the pattern held in the general election, tens of thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

He first met a young Christy Moore in 1959, according to Irish broadcaster RTÉ, and the two school friends recognised a musical connection between them that would last for many decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

His name was Andy Stone, and along with his intellectual connection to the subprime crisis came a personal one: He was Greg Lippmann’s first boss on Wall Street.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Still, Chandrasekaran’s industry connections are key to her campaign, especially when it comes to raising money for her council and mayoral bids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Before Thursday, connections were consistently failing at high speed, whereas the situation now is random, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The talent he brings is that he’s a new person in a long line of Venezuelan businesspeople who deal in influence. Their big lever is connections and influence. It is know-who, not know-how.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The community ties and social connections that Ramaswamy and his family have established across Cincinnati and Columbus could be helpful, in theory.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

I have not yet said anything condemnatory of Mr. Rochester’s project of marrying for interest and connections.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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