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pertains

[per-teynz] / pərˈteɪnz /


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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

“Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland.”

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Material that could jeopardize an active federal investigation, is classified or that pertains to national defence or foreign policy is typically not made public, per justice department policy.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Transportation Department has a good guide to seeing what you might be entitled to as it pertains to each individual airline’s rules.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025

The analysis of the something census and how the something interacts with something as it pertains to something it was.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen