no relation
idiom
—used after saying the names of two people with the same last name to say they are not related to each other
I'm Jill Jones, and this is Mike Jones—no relation.
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Ferrell and Kehl appear to have no relation to one another, according to investigators, leaving Brickell locals shaken up about the safety of the upscale neighborhood.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
As do Lindsay and European Council on Foreign Relations Research Director Jeremy Shapiro (no relation to Robert), who previously served as special adviser to the assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Department of State.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
In fact, the two mobster characters were of no relation at all in the film.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Griffith was no relation to the famous and controversial silent film director D.W. Griffith of the early 20th century, but Col. Griffith flirted with infamy himself.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
As do Lindsay and European Council on Foreign Relations Research Director Jeremy Shapiro (no relation to Robert), who previously served as special adviser to the assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Department of State.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
In fact, the two mobster characters were of no relation at all in the film.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Griffith was no relation to the famous and controversial silent film director D.W. Griffith of the early 20th century, but Col. Griffith flirted with infamy himself.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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