affinity

The enzyme responsible for making sorbitol has a relatively low affinity for glucose.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

In one, noting Kurtág’s affinity to Samuel Beckett, Pintscher led a transfixing performance of Morton Feldman’s “For Samuel Beckett” holding an audience prisoner for 50 minutes within a chord that won’t go away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Jeff said they also felt an affinity with the city because of their own backgrounds.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

He is also an actor, and in both plays he evinces a natural affinity for creating complex characters that afford rich opportunities for the performers who portray them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

They no longer had to pose as partners; or what amounts to the same thing, the posing reflected a deeply felt sense of affinity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

But the non-college-educated voters who have traditionally been his bedrock supporters are facing so much financial strain these days that his cultural affinities, even when they’re somewhat authentic, just don’t cut it.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

The book instead is interested in the affinities the translators felt for these elusive texts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Harris, who is the author of “Slave Play,” has other elective affinities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

Animated by this belief, I paid particular attention to their policy statement and activities, with the idea of finding affinities rather than differences.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela