pertain

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

After or before you’ve made the call for help, gather these important documents that pertain to the detained family member:

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

You know, the ones conditioned to believe that honesty, fairness and yes, the rule of law pertain to everyone and that sports should be the crucible of good character that defines us forever?

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

Its insights pertain to the complex rules that govern the processes that emerge when millions of synapses undergo plasticity under in vivo conditions -- like in the living brain.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

“Katherine, this doesn’t really pertain to you,” Dad said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix