as in collaboration
a mutually beneficial relationship
The two artists, each with their own style, share a symbiosis that enriches both their individual and collaborative work.
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Project 2025 also called for permanently relocating parts of the agency outside the Washington, D.C., region to lessen the CIA’s influence—an act that might, again, push talented people out and disrupt the symbiosis between intelligence and policy.
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Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Afraid to go out Image The special symbiosis of the Hamptons is on display every morning and evening, when long lines of pickup trucks clog Montauk Highway, shuttling Latino workers between job sites and homes in less expensive areas.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
But the symbiosis between the Heritage Foundation and the GOP has been particularly notable since Trump gained more influence in the party.
—Zachary Albert, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
The contrast is stark, but the symbiosis is unmistakable.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Afraid to go out Image The special symbiosis of the Hamptons is on display every morning and evening, when long lines of pickup trucks clog Montauk Highway, shuttling Latino workers between job sites and homes in less expensive areas.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
But the symbiosis between the Heritage Foundation and the GOP has been particularly notable since Trump gained more influence in the party.
—Zachary Albert, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
The contrast is stark, but the symbiosis is unmistakable.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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