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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From Monday, September 29, through Friday, October 3, all civilian drone flights are prohibited in Danish airspace in connection with the EU summit. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 He was charged with a gun crime in connection with an anti-KKK riot in Durham, North Carolina. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 The man, 39-year-old Giancarlo Morelli, a car salesman from New Jersey, was one of multiple people charged locally last year in connection with the videos. Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025 In 2009, in a salvage excavation in Nazareth, there was yet another significant but unexpected discovery in connection with the construction of the International Marian Center, just across the street from the Church of the Annunciation. Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in connection with

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“In connection with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20connection%20with. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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