as in partnerships
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the strong liaison between the parents and teachers is based on the fact that both have the students' best interests at heart
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Recent Examples of liaisons
Indiana will provide technical assistance and access to community liaisons to help track key performance indicators, which would measure visitor traffic and economic growth, according to a news release.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
This month, along with the 16 teachers, the 99 other district employees living in the Chisholm Village included two counselors, family liaisons, security aides and attendance clerks.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
The clinical care team is led by nurse midwives and includes a physician assistant, certified nurse-midwives, nurses, a nurse practitioner and lactation consultant, medical assistants and promotoras, community health workers who act as peer educators and patient liaisons in Hispanic communities.
—Michelle Nall, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
These liaisons are consensual but fraught by infidelity, disparities in age and power, shifting norms.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Davis said then that the district was expanding the work of attendance liaisons, who are making more daily phone calls for absent students.
—Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 3 Mar. 2026
But of Harris’ liaisons with criminals and detectives, the anchor in his work — and in Raftery’s biography — would be his proximity to the FBI.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Last summer, the two were chosen to be the city’s new restaurant liaisons.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Last summer, medical liaisons from the AMA and other groups were excluded from the evidence review process.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
This month, along with the 16 teachers, the 99 other district employees living in the Chisholm Village included two counselors, family liaisons, security aides and attendance clerks.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
The clinical care team is led by nurse midwives and includes a physician assistant, certified nurse-midwives, nurses, a nurse practitioner and lactation consultant, medical assistants and promotoras, community health workers who act as peer educators and patient liaisons in Hispanic communities.
—Michelle Nall, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
These liaisons are consensual but fraught by infidelity, disparities in age and power, shifting norms.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Davis said then that the district was expanding the work of attendance liaisons, who are making more daily phone calls for absent students.
—Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 3 Mar. 2026
But of Harris’ liaisons with criminals and detectives, the anchor in his work — and in Raftery’s biography — would be his proximity to the FBI.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Last summer, the two were chosen to be the city’s new restaurant liaisons.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Last summer, medical liaisons from the AMA and other groups were excluded from the evidence review process.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liaisons
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Ukraine signed 10-year security pacts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a UAE agreement expected soon, expanding Kyiv’s Middle Eastern defense partnerships.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The district allocated around $467,000 toward the program transition, including for project staff, curriculum and professional development, marketing and recruiting and community partnerships.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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For many viewers, the dog’s reaction felt like a reminder that rescue animals arrive with histories—habits, memories, and sensory associations formed long before adoption.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu is convening a conference of condominium associations from around the city for Wednesday evening to share ideas on what — if anything — the city can do to ease the financial pressure.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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The new adaptation has to figure out how to update the screenplay to avoid the mostly exploitational way such relationships were treated in the dramas of the 1970s.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some young men say early exposure led to compulsive use, affecting relationships and daily life.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Photograph by Rick Kern / Getty Robert Plant will be remembered by most as the enduring voice of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin, but in the twenty-first century his output has been shaped by smaller collaborations.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Last year, a team of American and Chinese researchers published an analysis of international research collaborations.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Surfside’s elections are technically nonpartisan, but party affiliations can sometimes influence races.—
Lauren Costantino
March 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boyde is one of a trio of Americans, of varying political affiliations, that USA TODAY asked about how their lives had changed since the onset of the conflict.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The energy this month is oriented outward, toward your neighborhood, your community, and the connections waiting just outside your comfort zone.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 What connections could help your ideas grow?—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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