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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In his final hours, Greene unsuccessfully tried reaching out to Costner to express his gratitude to the filmmaker who changed his life, with his agent, Michael Greene (no relation) promising to pass on the message to Costner.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The club did win the FA Cup in that 1908-09 season, though, triumphing at Bank Street in the first, second and third rounds — beating Blackburn 6-1 in the last of those games with Sandy Turnbull and Jimmy Turnbull (no relation) scoring hat-tricks.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Nowhere has this dynamic become clearer than in the recent controversy surrounding Balázs Orbán, the political director to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (no relation).
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Golden Highway, which also included bassist Shelby Means, banjoist Kyle Tuttle (no relation), fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and mandolin player Dominick Leslie, disbanded earlier this year to focus on solo initiatives and other pursuits.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The club did win the FA Cup in that 1908-09 season, though, triumphing at Bank Street in the first, second and third rounds — beating Blackburn 6-1 in the last of those games with Sandy Turnbull and Jimmy Turnbull (no relation) scoring hat-tricks.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Nowhere has this dynamic become clearer than in the recent controversy surrounding Balázs Orbán, the political director to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (no relation).
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Golden Highway, which also included bassist Shelby Means, banjoist Kyle Tuttle (no relation), fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and mandolin player Dominick Leslie, disbanded earlier this year to focus on solo initiatives and other pursuits.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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