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[kawr-uh-leyt, kor-, kawr-uh-lit, -leyt, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌleɪt, ˈkɒr-, ˈkɔr ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈkɒr- /


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Kendall says problems with heat "directly correlate with when pupils are expected to be at their peak with exams".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The Pentagon list of publicly acknowledged boat strikes doesn’t closely correlate with the dates or details of the sinkings of the Ecuadorean boats.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Credit scores don’t always correlate with incomes, but a larger income can help borrowers stay current on their bills and build their credit score.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

"Previously, these models basically had random regions of polarization, but they didn't tell you how those regions correlate with each other," Xu says.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

Then correlate with math by switching to numbers.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Meanwhile, the slight dip in unemployment correlates with a decline in labor-force participation.

From Slate Apr. 3, 2026

If time is money, and money is power, then who these characters spend their time with directly correlates to how wealthy and financially secure they can become.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

"It correlates strongly with countless athletic advantages, like size, muscle mass, bone mass and heart and lung capacity."

From BBC Jan. 13, 2026

Asset accumulation generally correlates with increased gambling, but the type of asset is most important.

From MarketWatch Dec. 22, 2025

This process correlates with the age of a person: the older we are, the shorter our telomeres, and the fewer times our cells have left to divide before they die.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, said in an email that when he analyzed the data several years ago, “buybacks were negatively correlated with subsequent returns.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

"Our number of calls tracks the temperature - it's a very correlated trend," says Dr John Martin, chief executive of the South West Ambulance Service.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“Local-currency debt of highly liquid countries that are positively correlated with oil is rare,” Vontobel’s de Sousa says.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

In these extreme conditions, electrons behave collectively and enter a highly correlated quantum state.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

It tends to be cold outside when it snows; those two factors are positively correlated.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

That metric’s rise was a strong signal to buy TJX in the prepandemic era, correlating with its rise to dominance in off-price.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

I reached similar results when correlating the total market value of each year’s IPOs and the stock market’s subsequent 10-year return, as you can see in the chart above.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Mr. Stob, a professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University, points out that “the idea of correlating outward appearance with interior mental abilities had been around for millennia.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Miller’s view is up close and personal, providing the reader with private antidotes while examining her poems and correlating them to geopolitical issues.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2025

An ox, of course, interpreted variously according to Madigan's mood and the correlating circumstances, signified this time an indiscreet, pleasure-mad child.

From The Madigans by Lowell, Orson




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