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pertains

[per-teynz] / pərˈteɪnz /


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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

Yet the weakest section of the memoir pertains to Mr. Junod’s grandmother—Lou’s mother—and her various misdeeds, including her peripheral involvement in a 1935 crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

He said there would be a presence there “as it pertains to oil.”

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

"I find it odd, to say the least, that the police chooses to withhold information that pertains to foreign citizens from respective embassies," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

I studied the floor and mumbled, “The analysis of how something about the census something interacts with the something and pertains to something.”

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen