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nexus

[nek-suhs] / ˈnɛk səs /


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The executive action instructed the DHS secretary and the White House budget director to use federal funds that have a “reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It has been the nexus of my social life for over 20 years, and is simply irreplaceable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

FBI special agent Alex Doran said earlier Sunday that a motive for the attack was not known but "there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism."

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

However, Acting Special Agent in Charge Alex Doran, from the FBI's San Antonio office, said there were indications in the SUV and on the suspect that suggested a "nexus to terrorism".

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

He never leaves his house, sees no one save Marie-Laure, and yet somehow he has found himself at the nexus of a web of information.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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