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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Son faces first-degree murder charges Prosecutors charged Reiner, 32, with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of his parents.
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Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors charged the three men in connection with the mass shooting that erupted near the close of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, killing 43-year-old Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Their son, Nick Reiner, was taken into police custody and booked for murder in connection with their deaths.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Mangione was in court in early December for days of evidence suppression hearings ahead of his trial in connection with the death of Thompson, who was fatally shot on a Midtown Manhattan street last year.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors charged the three men in connection with the mass shooting that erupted near the close of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, killing 43-year-old Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Their son, Nick Reiner, was taken into police custody and booked for murder in connection with their deaths.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Mangione was in court in early December for days of evidence suppression hearings ahead of his trial in connection with the death of Thompson, who was fatally shot on a Midtown Manhattan street last year.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“In connection with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20connection%20with. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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