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reciprocity

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


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The two men have developed an unconventional alliance that some say is built on strategic reciprocity.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 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

In interdependence, we’re giving from our emotional overflow, and the love and care we receive in that reciprocity, for caring for the people in our lives, balances out.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Friends should redefine reciprocity beyond ‘like for like,’ respect financial boundaries, and be sensitive to each other’s money-related ‘sore spots’.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 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

Her lover, who was a seaman on board one of the Welsh traders, had often met her there, and a tranquil, uninterrupted walk it afforded them, for exchanging the reciprocities of their mutual affection.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 552, June 16, 1832 by Various

It is in the reciprocities of a household men learn to apportion their share of the burdens of life, and to work for the common weal.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever




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