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affiliate

[uh-fil-ee-eyt, uh-fil-ee-it, -eyt] / əˈfɪl iˌeɪt, əˈfɪl i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
NOUN
organization that is associated with another
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Last month, Prudential Financial said its Japan affiliate has voluntarily extended a suspension of new sales in that market by another 180 days to have additional time to complete governance and other reforms.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Of course, there’s still one affiliate that appears to be interested in striking outside of its region—that is the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

The Ontario Tower Buzzers, a single-A Dodgers affiliate, played their inaugural home opener on April 2, losing 7-5 to the Lake Elsinore Storm at the new $100- million, 6,500-seat Ontario Field.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

And, as if that wasn’t enough, its local Triple-A baseball team spent three years as an affiliate of the New York Mets—it never made the postseason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

My appointment with Farmer was at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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