associate
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The five-year, two-phase effort is being led by Mingjiang Tao, associate professor in the WPI Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Main had accepted the offer by an associate to fly a small group of Remax people to his lake cabin, a short distance away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Athletes often get introduced to a scheme by a teammate, agent, friend, family member or business associate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Brian Cunniff, an associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the university's Larner College of Medicine, serves as the company's chief science officer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“It’s called clicker training. They want Ruby to associate the noise with the treat. When she does something they want, they make that noise.”
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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The 43-year-old tech scion — a film aficionado who has spent two decades building his career in Hollywood — has told associates he doesn’t want to leave L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Kremlev repeatedly told associates he was worried about being targeted by a U.S. government probe, according to a person close to IBA leadership.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
This was something all Americans should defend, "including the associates of Elon Musk, who has proclaimed himself to be a 'free speech absolutist,'" the statement added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sazan appealed to the infamously paranoid Hoxha as a vantage point from which he and his associates could look out for any invaders who might come sailing over the Mediterranean to interrupt his rule.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The method which he and his associates evolved is today a shining model but one too little emulated.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Big G is not the only letter g associated with gravity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
By examining these biological changes, researchers hope to better understand why exposure to certain additives may be associated with a higher risk of disease and whether the preservatives themselves are contributing to those effects.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Others once more commonly associated with southern England have also spread further north.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It has traded above the 200-DMA intraday, given all the recent volatility associated with rising oil prices and interest rates, but has not closed above it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Let’s explore ways to utilize familiar pedagogies to approximate the core cultural values associated with music in West African culture.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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“The problem with associating a person with a technology is that that technology suddenly becomes a solution for everything,” he said, because their bonus depends on it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Botstein has previously apologized for associating with Epstein, said he was unaware of the extent of his behavior and said he met with him to fundraise for the school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
How have you really held on to this DIY ethos while now associating yourself with a bigger label?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
“I think it gets pretty bad — and a little bit worse every day,” responded Karp, who has expressed regret for associating with Epstein.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
Now I was terrified that he’d be driven away from associating with our family at all.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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