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relationship

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


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The State Department official who declined to be named said Samson’s relationship with the Spaldings had nothing to do with the grant.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The new proposal offers local authorities greater involvement in the firm, similar to the relationship between United Utilities and Greater Manchester agreed when Burnham was the city's mayor.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The Fort Worth, Texas, native was married to Clarkson for nine years, and the pair welcomed two children together during their relationship: River, now 12, and Remington, now 10.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Maybe we should turn over a new leaf in the relationship with the United States of America.’

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“They’ve been in a relationship for more than three years. Don’t you think this impacts her, too?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Gannon, who left the CIA last year, has maintained his relationships in the U.A.E, travelling there frequently to make introductions between American executives and Emirati security officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

"We're essentially trying to create a tree that shows both the relationships of all the different species in the tree, while also calculating when those branches probably diverged," Dr. Churchill says.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

And Johns Hopkins has launched a three-year program to research remedies, including waivers in the case of long-established doctor-patient relationships.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

In her seven months there she was building "good relationships" with nurses and "got on well", David said.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

I’d always thought only romantic relationships caused heartbreak.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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