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Recent Examples of association The players association and ownership will have to agree, or the league could face a lockout in late October, when the CBA expires. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025 For those that are aware of the link, some mistakenly believe that wine is exempt from this association. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Sep. 2025 In April, the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of parent groups and Head Start associations in Washington state, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 12 Sep. 2025 The association, an arm of state government, annually awards to developers Idaho’s share of the federal tax credits that provided much of the money to build the New Path apartments in 2018 and an expansion now under construction. Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for association
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Noun
  • While the final details were still being negotiated, the embassy said the partnership will focus on key technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, telecommunications, and quantum computing.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • However, both Wright and Burgum insisted its part of a wider, collaborative energy partnership with Europe.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pilots allow organizations to learn, adapt, and de-risk before scaling up.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • He has been convicted of plotting a coup and taking part in an armed criminal organization, among other serious crimes.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Centene and the Neidorffs’ contributions didn’t stop in 2019, nor did their business relationship with the state of California.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And the set, a collaboration between interior designer Madelynn Hudson and florist Rana Kim, will transport guests from TriBeCa to the verdant Highlands mountains.
    Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The play builds on the decades-long collaboration between Shawn and Gregory, who first worked on Shawn’s play Our Late Night in 1975 and then went on to work on the films My Dinner with Andre, Vanya on 42nd Street and a filmed adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s attempts to strongarm private companies such as tech giants, a string of law firms, and media companies, as well as pressuring higher education institutions, have created an unorthodox playbook that misaligns with conservatives’ traditional fears of government overreach.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • With eight Pulitzer Prizes and reforms sparked in state and local governments, businesses, institutions and more, our reporting ensures that the public interest comes first.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At first glance, Walden’s paintings of craftsmanship, collage, and kinship evoke the work of the filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Writers watching felt some kinship.
    Thomas Swick September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Robinson had no party affiliation and didn’t vote in the two most recent elections, voter registration records show.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The test came a week after Kim visited the research institute that developed the engine, which North Korea said will be used for future intercontinental ballistic missiles, including a system called Hwasong-20.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nvidia said in a post dating to 2013 or later that a Chinese police institute used its chips for surveillance technology research.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Association.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/association. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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