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affiliating

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present participle of affiliate

as in allying

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Since 2024, Microsoft has openly acknowledged that OpenAI is a competitor, and has been allying itself with other companies building AI models, including Musk's xAI, releasing those tools to developers through Azure.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Country has ‘strategic enemies’ on both sides Ghadban said his country had no interest in allying with either side in the war.

— Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of allying

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Disney has begun putting some ESPN content on Disney+ and offers bundles combining ESPN, Disney+ and Hulu, aiming to boost overall streaming subscriptions and engagement.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Windstar offers Cruise Tours in Greece combining the best of the land and the sea to check off those bucket list experiences.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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The Flipper Zero contains internal modules built around interfacing with local devices.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Artificial intelligence tools can be used in clinical processes and decision-making, too, interfacing either directly with patients or with those patients’ care plans.

— Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

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The web now contains one more independent page associating that company with a particular problem, category or use case.

— Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
For creators, attending a Grand Slam can signal something to their audiences beyond an interest in tennis; for brands, the appeal lies partly in associating themselves with that cachet.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of associating

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Colbert recounted collaborating on Lord of the Rings with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Free fruit and shade tree adoption events Across Los Angeles on Saturday, City Plants and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are collaborating to supply free fruit and shade trees to Los Angeles residents.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of collaborating

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Among the cooperating witnesses expected to testify is Joseph Vincent, a former Drug Enforcement Administration informant who did not testify in the first trial.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors said then-Sheriff Lee Baca ordered deputies to hide an inmate who was cooperating with an FBI investigation.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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