correlates

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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

George, whose team was created last year, said Microsoft has found frequent AI use correlates to success in divisions such as sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

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