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relational

[ri-ley-shuh-nl] / rɪˈleɪ ʃə nl /
ADJECTIVE
indicating a relevant connection
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But if the future of work is relational, the nature of relationships matters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The headline insight: Indian philanthropy is not elite-led but mass, local and relational - driven by faith, face-to-face appeals and everyday obligation, cutting across income levels.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

These are very alive, difficult, important, relational situations.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

In 1979, Oracle introduced the first commercial relational database, External link which essentially organizes and manages data sets, calling it Version 2 External link because he didn’t think anyone would buy a Version 1.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

And that's because of this relational database thing.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements