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[per-teyn] / pərˈteɪn /


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The proposed changes pertain to a 2023 rule designed to tamp down NOx -- shorthand for nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide -- from truck tailpipes, beginning with model year 2027.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

All of these estate-planning documents pertain to adults over the age of 18, so Trust & Will’s survey starts with Generation Z, whose members are now between the ages of 16 and 29.

From MarketWatch Apr. 14, 2026

Yet the most haunting contested claim of Moy’s life did not pertain to music.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

Paramount downplayed its latest setback, saying Zurn’s ruling “does not pertain to the merits of Paramount’s claim.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

The individual sentences are clear enough, and they obviously pertain to a single topic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Starting next month, the law will prohibit the sale of any food product that isn’t labeled with either phrase — this pertains to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2026.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The first executive order pertains to the development of what a senior White House official calls “the first-ever quantum computer powerful enough for scientific research.”

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

An aspect that’s similar between Bertei’s accounts and Andy Beta’s storytelling about Alice Coltrane is that Bertei is unflinchingly honest but does not offer judgment unless it pertains to herself.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

This pertains mostly to business owners, but it also could apply to homeowners or to freelancers who use a car or other equipment.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

These were the very Orthodox, and they obeyed literally the Biblical commandment And ye shall look upon it, which pertains to the fringes.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

The emails pertained to legal advice regarding compliance with a nonprosecution agreement and legal strategy related to a case that victims brought to challenge that deal, among other things, according to the summaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Every other question during the 45 minutes the agent stood onstage pertained to the hiring process or what we could expect in training.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

Most of these concerns pertained to last year, too, yet the market rose.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

In the wake of the Lakers’ trade for Luka Doncic late Saturday night, the immediate fallout pertained to LeBron James and his future with the organization.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2025

She also cited the section of the New York Constitution that pertained to voting, which said nothing about sex qualification.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The Academies claims its report is “relevant to policy and legal decisions pertaining to climate change and liability for losses sustained as a result of extreme weather and climate events.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Pitt’s legal team previously attempted to depose Stoli executive Alexey Oliynik in 2025, claiming that he had relevant information pertaining to the Jolie deal.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Pacific Reign referred questions pertaining to Ohashi to the same agency.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Trump said on social media on Saturday that he had a "very good call" with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and others about a "Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE".

From BBC May 25, 2026

By that time, by some purely subconscious means, I had developed a successful mental block about the murder and everything pertaining to it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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