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as in kinship
the fact or state of having something in common
studied the relationship between the phases of the moon and ocean tides
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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the street's shopkeepers have a good business relationship
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Interpublic has built up an expertise in ad-tech and using data to help guide placement of ads that Omnicom could utilize, while Omnicom has longstanding relationships with blue-chip marketers such as PepsiCo and Apple, and houses units such as BBDO, TBWA Worldwide and Omnicom Media Group.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Venus will join forces with Pluto on the 7th, digging deep into your relationships and partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Mann explained his focus in Ferrari, besides on thrilling race scenes, turned on character and key relationships, including between Enzo and Laura (Enzo’s wife, portrayed by Penélope Cruz) and Enzo and Lena (his lover, portrayed by Shailene Woodley).
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Certainly not helping were frequent changes to the mission and design that led to inflating budgets and fracturing relationships.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Venus will join forces with Pluto on the 7th, digging deep into your relationships and partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Mann explained his focus in Ferrari, besides on thrilling race scenes, turned on character and key relationships, including between Enzo and Laura (Enzo’s wife, portrayed by Penélope Cruz) and Enzo and Lena (his lover, portrayed by Shailene Woodley).
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Certainly not helping were frequent changes to the mission and design that led to inflating budgets and fracturing relationships.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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Those include kinship lending, which evaluates microloan borrowers on Indigenous kinship or relationships instead of mainstream risk assessment. Artists who are affected by COVID-19 can apply for an emergency relief grant.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Her whole foreword centered on kinship and that was so meaningful to me.Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Although some investors were impressed by C3.ai’s partnership with Microsoft, Cramer wondered if the move will actually end up hurting profitability.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a press release obtained by PEOPLE, the production team worked in close partnership with the Sinatra and Davis estates in order to ensure a faithful representation of the late stars.Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The sergeant, Rayna Madho, 41, was arrested by police in Nassau County in connection to two thefts from the store in Valley Stream, one on Dec. 7 and an earlier incident on Nov. 24.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested in connection to the is a Maryland native who graduated at the top of his high school class and earned a Master of Science in engineering with a major in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tensions are running high — a recent homeowners association meeting devolved into shouting and the police had to be called to calm things down.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Studies published in 1999, 2002 and 2019, among others ‒ including hundreds of thousands of children, some of whom received the MMR vaccine and some of whom didn't ‒ found no association between vaccination and the development of autism.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The document includes four broad recommendations to address the rising threats posed by cooperation between China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Other Republican state measures seek to boost cooperation between local law officers and federal immigration officials.David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Studies demonstrate there’s a psychological benefit to tidy domestic spaces as well as a correlation between cleanliness and overall wellbeing.Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lower interest rates also imply a weakening dollar and growing money supply – both of which have demonstrated long-term correlations with bitcoin.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Butte County sheriff described the gunman as a homeless, mentally ill man with a long criminal record who targeted the school due to its affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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According to Honea, investigators believe the school was targeted because of its religious affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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There is an etiquette for everything, which includes severing relations.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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This is also one of the U.K. government's recent efforts to work on relations with the EU following the Brexit vote in 2016 which saw the nation leave the union.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Relationship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relationship. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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