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as in to relate
to have a relation or connection
a person who is an expert in anything pertaining to the history of the American theater
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Recent Examples of pertain
This result pertained to the most general version of the problem, applying to any algorithm of any type.
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Steve Nadis, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2025
The first count pertains to the ownership, possession, or operation of a machine gun, trigger activator, or machine gun conversion kit.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
His killing came just before he was scheduled to testify in a case pertaining to a violent 2022 incident on his property.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
All agencies are supposed to use these definitions in interpreting laws and in documents and must get rid of all language pertaining to gender identity.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
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Steve Nadis, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2025
The first count pertains to the ownership, possession, or operation of a machine gun, trigger activator, or machine gun conversion kit.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
His killing came just before he was scheduled to testify in a case pertaining to a violent 2022 incident on his property.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
All agencies are supposed to use these definitions in interpreting laws and in documents and must get rid of all language pertaining to gender identity.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertain
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Rowley will play Will, a young man caught between two worlds who wants belonging, respect, and a future beyond the shadows of the forest.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some argue that there are five, six, seven, or more precepts that belong in the doctrine.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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During the sketch, Thompson called out the fact that Darius and Murphy's Morgan, who wore a shimmery red jacket and a comically large gold medallion, seemed like they might be related.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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That order, however, did not apply to agencies Congress set up to be independent of the White House.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Source: The National Weather Service This article was generated by the CA Weather Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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Fact check: No, Sen. Warren didn’t say citizens shouldn’t know about government spending The agency did not, however, refer scores of members of Congress to the IRS to be audited.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The page also refers back to a 2024 paper detailing DeepSeek's training architecture and software stack.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Pertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertain. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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