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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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Filtering transfer fees by age or position is not uncommon, but combining the two and then presenting it as a record feels a bit of a stretch.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Urbanski says in order to keep the character and story momentum of previous seasons going, combining the sixth and seventh books in Herron’s series made the most sense.

— Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 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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His sensitive book-hound son Emiliano (Lorenzo Urso) is Giuliano’s best friend, but Sebastiano forbids him from associating with the Arca family.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
When snacks aren't available, children will stop associating your bag with snacks and will eventually no longer expect them.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of associating

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But at the same time, everyone working on the film had a long history of collaborating with Thomas.

— JD Linville, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Sentry supports this objective by collaborating directly with clients to identify legacy and emerging risks while implementing modernized safety protocols, says Zernicke.

— Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of collaborating

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Attorneys representing Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour say despite cooperating with investigators, their clients have effectively become pariahs in their hometown and have been subjected to death threats and defamation.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Watson stayed at the scene for hours, cooperating with law enforcement.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026

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