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connection

[kuh-nek-shuhn] / kəˈnɛk ʃən /




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The pop-star's connection with Madison Square Garden runs deep as she has performed there for two of her tours, external "Fearless" in 2009 and "Speak Now" in 2011.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Alexander knows that need for connection and a sense of being able to reconcile ourselves with our most essential human values is more urgent that ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

That connection is what makes the proposed reading technique possible.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

A car can’t count on a steady cloud connection, and certain functions need fast responses that don’t depend on a round trip to a data center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Tipsters with the slightest connection to the twelve-day search for Lincoln’s killer tried to get their piece of the reward.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

This happened partly because the brain eliminated some connections that had existed before treatment.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Under stressful conditions, it may also help preserve existing connections and restore circuitry that has been disrupted.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

He also reportedly chafed at news stories indicating that those in Wiles' orbit were landing lucrative consulting jobs through their connections to the president.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Wagner certainly conceived of the “Ring” as a single magnum opus, and the connections throughout the entire cycle, from the opening of “Das Rheingold” to the dying bars of “Götterdämmerung,” are solidly forged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

There were loose connections tying Mr. Katz to Yakov and potentially to the other boys—not to mention Frankie and myself—but it still didn’t feel good enough.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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