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relationship

[ri-ley-shuhn-ship] / rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪp /


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Still, beneath the public warmth is a relationship increasingly shifting in China’s favor—with Xi extracting concessions from Putin across areas ranging from energy to a new regional development bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Who, then, was the sidekick in that relationship?

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Andriesz tells the BBC he was disappointed that few had seemed interested in what he had discovered: "I'm exposing Howard Lutnick's relationship, financial links, with Jeffrey Epstein, and there's no interest."

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The rock star became the immigrant-run restaurant’s unlikely patron saint, calling on her relationship with then-Gov.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“Did you know one of them personally? Did you have a personal relationship with—Edda, you know what I mean.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Denning describes culture as encompassing values, norms, judgments, history, communities, moods, and even relationships involving power and care.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has led smaller cities across the country to end their relationships with the company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

A retired Air Force Reserve colonel and longtime foreign policy hawk, he spent decades cultivating relationships not only across Capitol Hill but with world leaders, diplomats and advocacy organizations.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Through these former employees and their access to "sensitive projects, trusted partner relationships, proprietary manufacturing techniques, and unreleased products," Apple claims OpenAI has been able to glean details of its product plans and operations.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“Don’t think we don’t notice how you sabotage all your relationships so you can run back to Jupiter, Coop. You might have everybody else fooled with that sad-dumped-guy shit, but we know you.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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