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word association





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It appears that these inventive students took "soc" from the middle of the word "association" and added "-er," producing "soccer".

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The researchers then explored whether AI success on this simple word association task could extend to more complex and realistic creative activities.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026

This isn’t quite word association, more like player association.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2021

When doing word association with her counselor, they said the word “trust” and she mentioned my name.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018

The common use of the word association for almost every kind of connection has rendered this subject difficult; from which inaccuracy I fear some parts of this work are not exempt.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin


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