- present participle of pertain.
pertaining
Example Sentences
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She asked to receive copies of communications between reporters and university employees pertaining to herself and to Belichick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The agency "does not divulge protected, sensitive, or classified information pertaining to the termination of legal status of foreign nationals", state department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
What Bessent didn’t offer was a concrete framework for how those principles should translate into specific investment decisions and guardrails pertaining to them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
In turn, the governor has demanded that the Department of Justice release all records pertaining to the probe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
“He is an expert on all scientific matters pertaining to the deathless. Why, the man even traveled to Europe and Asia researching the undead. What would you know of the realm of academics?”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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