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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The sentencing on Monday came after a jury convicted Paris on two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, in connection with an incident in 2020 as a paraprofessional at Southeastern Regional High School in Easton.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The items were seized in connection with the scandal that broke two years ago: 10 Chinese nationals were charged with laundering approximately $2.3 billion earned from criminal activities abroad.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Kasim McDonald is facing a count of first-degree murder and three second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Shaneequah Williams, the Newark Department of Public Safety and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Iversen later was arrested in connection with a stabbing in Golden Valley.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The items were seized in connection with the scandal that broke two years ago: 10 Chinese nationals were charged with laundering approximately $2.3 billion earned from criminal activities abroad.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Kasim McDonald is facing a count of first-degree murder and three second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Shaneequah Williams, the Newark Department of Public Safety and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Iversen later was arrested in connection with a stabbing in Golden Valley.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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