How to Use association in a Sentence
association
noun- They have a long association with the school and have donated millions of dollars to it.
- They denied having any association with terrorists.
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Now the association will be led by a politician for the first time.
—Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
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Even with the drop from their peak, home prices were higher in 90% of the markets tracked by the association.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
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The new study is an association and can’t prove that cannabis is the cause of the mental health problems, Baranger said.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022
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The association, which brings workers on the H-2A visas for ranches in 13 states, has asked the court to dismiss the case.
—Miriam Jordan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022
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According to the association, that would bring the cuts to a total of 9% over four years.
—Mark Kreidler, Fortune Well, 28 Nov. 2023
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Over time, the association grew stronger as both whiskey and golf spread across Europe.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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The association between Ye and the company wasn’t one for the ages.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2022
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More than a dozen medical associations filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of the agency.
—Abbie Vansickle and Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
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But the Riviera tee’s smooth, luxe cotton feel, durable build, extra weight, and association with the 007 aren’t stuff to be looked over.
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
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It’s the second time that the Shealers have claimed the association’s top honor.
—Darlene Superville, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Aleyda Martinez Novotny, who sits on the board of the local civic association, owns a home four blocks from the soup kitchen.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
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Only members of the association can vote on the awards.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 13 June 2022
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Alaska’s oil and gas trade association launched an ad campaign against the five-page bill.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2023
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One of the dogs had attacked before The condo association where the Withers lived filed a civil lawsuit in April to force the removal of the dogs.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Here are the flags approved by the association for use on beaches where lifeguards are trained to its standards.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 June 2024
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Case The holder of the debt, often the condo association, files a foreclosure suit against the owner.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
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Mitchell has been endorsed by the association and the Phoenix police union in the county attorney's race.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
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The association did not respond to questions from The Times about data to back up that argument.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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Then again, sometimes the latter are the most willing to accede to the association’s wishes.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of countries around the world that were once part of the British Empire.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
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The association, which still exists today, is not impressed with the new film.
—Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
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Among those who have been raising this issue is Vega, who is a board member of the association.
—Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
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As part of the study, the team used the Finnish data to examine the strength of the association for each virus-disease pairing at 1, 5, and 15 years after infection.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 19 Jan. 2023
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The actor has a long association with football as well.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
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In order to be considered for all-state, a player’s coach must be a member of the association.
—Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2022
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Musk's close association with Trump sparked demonstrations against Tesla in a number of states and campaigns outside the U.S. to boycott his cars.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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As a result, the review was met with immediate backlash from medical associations and trans activists, who criticized its methods and lack of transparency.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 1 May 2025
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