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[uh-soh-shee-ayt, -see-, uh-soh-shee-it, -ayt, -see-] / əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si- /






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Dr Karen Wood, associate professor at the Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University, agrees and says the trio "are now really starting to feel a bit more settled".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Experts believe that the protective qualities that we associate with vaccines will work in cancer, hopefully creating lasting stretches of time before cancer comes back than what the currently available drugs can offer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dr. Michael Kornberg, an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, told me he anticipates that Applegate’s experience may lead others to question their own diagnoses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2004, he was working at a junk yard and living in a house in National City, an associate told the FBI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In 1847, he became an associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court for the Fourth District and served until he was eighty-two years old.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Several of Betancourt’s known or alleged associates were charged or convicted in a major U.S. money-laundering investigation known as Operation Money Flight.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The downturn left roughly 9,000 workers jobless in western Venezuela, while more than 100 of Rincón’s relatives and business associates fled the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Afram later told associates he played poker with DiCaprio and his friends, including actor Lukas Haas, who appeared in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

To keep them secret, Abramovich's associates and Meritservus decided to rewrite history.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Unable to find the Ellsbergs, the FBI turned up the heat on known associates.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

He said the risks associated with severe weather should not be underestimated, particularly around rivers and areas prone to flooding.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

She began experiencing symptoms that can be associated with MS, like numbness and pain, five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some expenses may disappear in retirement, such as a mortgage payment once you pay off your house, or college tuition and other costs associated with raising children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

These features are associated with some of the most powerful eruptions in Earth's history.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I imagine those letters aren’t about Cornelius Warne. Because innocent is not a word to be associated with him.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Meta, OpenAI and others are associating their AI agents and tools with cute characters to win over skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hoffman apologized in 2019 for associating with Epstein.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

As a historian who had come across the Church of England's links to slavery as a student, for many years Mallett had long been conflicted about associating with the institution.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

How have you really held on to this DIY ethos while now associating yourself with a bigger label?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

Others he cultivated for their genuine capabilities on the screen, and for the sense of aggrandizement that he derived from associating with them.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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