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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiancing
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Last month, Bass published an opinion piece in the Daily News criticizing the county, pointing out that its new homelessness agency was already proposing cuts to programs that have served the city’s unhoused population.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026 -
James McNicholas wrote an excellent piece on it here, proposing that the biggest threat to Arsenal’s title challenge is… Arsenal.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In contrast, Merck and J&J have shown steadier growth, driven by strong existing portfolios and promising pipelines.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In one case, the daughter of a deceased follower recovered four hundred thousand dollars despite the fact that her mother had signed a pledge, at the age of eighty-six, promising not to seek a refund of her donations.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This includes cultivating ties with national leaders, engaging local officials such as customs and immigration officers and securing contracts through regional development banks in order to place Chinese companies and personnel on the ground.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Transactional One of the hardest parts of a layoff is re-engaging your network.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rybakina seemed to feel it, committing an unforced error on the first point, then missing her first serve on the second.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Faced with lingering criticism from council members, Feldstein Soto agreed to help with the cost of the Gibson Dunn contract, committing $1 million from her office’s budget.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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There's no deadline for the bloc to resolve the case, which could end in either X pledging to change its behavior or a hefty fine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Against that backdrop, all seven of Anthropic’s cofounders—including Dario and his sister, Daniela Amodei—are pledging to donate 80% of their wealth.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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This effort follows a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit from wedding barn owners who argued the new rules would put them out of business.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Affiancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiancing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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