in connection with
idiom
: in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)
—used especially in journalism
Police arrested four men in connection with the robbery.
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An arrest was made in connection with the death of a woman who was reported missing in Stockton in November, police said Thursday.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Gonzales is the first officer to face trial in connection with the disastrous law enforcement response to the massacre.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Both sides also had filed appeals, with DMACC challenging the judge's injunction and Drake arguing that Rose wrongly excluded from her injunction a block D with a bear paw logo, previously used by DMACC in connection with its Bears athletics teams.
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Dale Ackerman, who died in February, was never arrested or charged in connection with her disappearance.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Gonzales is the first officer to face trial in connection with the disastrous law enforcement response to the massacre.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Both sides also had filed appeals, with DMACC challenging the judge's injunction and Drake arguing that Rose wrongly excluded from her injunction a block D with a bear paw logo, previously used by DMACC in connection with its Bears athletics teams.
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Dale Ackerman, who died in February, was never arrested or charged in connection with her disappearance.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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“In connection with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20connection%20with. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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