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working relationship

noun

: an ability to work together
We have a good working relationship.

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Mamdani explained his strategy of building a working relationship with the federal government by emphasizing shared priorities. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 As their working relationship began, Martin allowed the young group to play their own instruments, record their own songs, and even sing with their working-class Northern accents intact (things not many other producers would’ve necessarily allowed at that time). Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025 The district and police department have a strong working relationship and prepare in advance for these types of situations. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025 The actresses developed a real-life friendship thanks to their six-season-long working relationship on Reba, with Peterman starring as Barbra Jean, the ex-wife of McEntire's character Reba Hart's ex-husband, Brock Hart. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for working relationship

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“Working relationship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20relationship. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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