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reciprocity

[res-uh-pros-i-tee] / ˌrɛs əˈprɒs ɪ ti /


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Such objects can become symbols of our relationships, Ekerdt said: “We keep things because they represent ties and reciprocity with other people.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Confidence and reciprocity are beginning to take shape to open the door to engagement on the most difficult issues," says Gagnon whom we meet inside the UN's vast, heavily fortified compound.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

This long established principle, known as reciprocity, has made it difficult for scientists to independently control how thermal energy enters and leaves a material.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

US and Chinese officials like to talk about the principle of "reciprocity" in their relationship, particularly when it comes to confidence building measures.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

With him came escalating demands for land and service—the veneer of reciprocity was fading.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

These kinds of resonances and reciprocities can allow a story to jump between elements without the need for novelistic bridge passages.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2014

We may live in a world of technological prowess, but we are still creatures guided by ancient reciprocities.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2012

The great American metaphysician Chuck Jones discerned some years ago that the universe operates in sequences of violent Newtonian reciprocities.

From Time Magazine Archive

They give no ground of reciprocities, or participation.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various

Both ponder over possible reciprocities in silence, but discover nothing, and seem to give up the quest by mutual consent.

From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan


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