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Recent Examples of affiliates
Jay Woods, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
In September, Sempra agreed to sell 45% of Sempra Infrastructure to affiliates of global private investment giant KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Sponsors paid for commercials, which provided revenues to networks and regional affiliates airing those commercials.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Opened up as well would be records of transactions between insurers and any of their affiliates, including fees, commissions, payments, or profit sharing agreements with managing general agents, claims handlers, reinsurers, or third party administrators.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
In this election cycle, the equation is being altered as the campaigns of Black politicians are being flooded with major cash from AIPAC donors and affiliates, radically shifting the equilibrium of some races.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
In September, Sempra agreed to sell 45% of Sempra Infrastructure to affiliates of global private investment giant KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Sponsors paid for commercials, which provided revenues to networks and regional affiliates airing those commercials.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Opened up as well would be records of transactions between insurers and any of their affiliates, including fees, commissions, payments, or profit sharing agreements with managing general agents, claims handlers, reinsurers, or third party administrators.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
In this election cycle, the equation is being altered as the campaigns of Black politicians are being flooded with major cash from AIPAC donors and affiliates, radically shifting the equilibrium of some races.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affiliates
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In aged golden spiny mice, immune cells in fat tissue highly express the gene that codes for clusterin.—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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In clinical trials, doctors have treated some patients with allogeneic CAR-T products, which are made from the cells of healthy donors and can be used for more than one patient.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The new Morricone doc project is divided into nine chapters, blending fictional sketches, commentary from music experts and previously unseen archival footage.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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The essay chapters on history and destiny—the very passages that more mature readers often skip over—were among those that stirred me most profoundly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Communications are tested so the crew can talk clearly with each other and mission control, and the suit interfaces with Orion are verified so oxygen, cooling and other safety functions will work as intended.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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But there are a few exceptions where the brain directly interfaces with blood, including in the circumventricular organs, deep in the brain near the hypothalamus.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Affiliates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affiliates. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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