correlation

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Recent Examples of correlation Other research has challenged the connection, including a landmark 2024 study which compared siblings with and without exposure to acetaminophen in the womb, and found no significant correlation to autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Colas said that instances of such low correlation do not bode well for investors. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025 This is despite there being over a decade of research against any correlation, and contrary to medical guidelines, per the outlet. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 According to a new Purdue University study, there is a correlation between money, emotional well-being and life satisfaction. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for correlation
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Noun
  • Also, like Johnson, the station chief had an unusually friendly relationship with Bukele.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Aside from the amphitheater’s good-natured janitor Beppo (Kim Bodnia), Momo’s most meaningful relationship is her friendship with Gino (Araloyin Oshunremi), a teenager working multiple jobs to help his mother Liliana (Jennifer Amaka Pettersson) support his siblings.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Due to the similarities with the viral Coldplay jumbotron, social media users were quick to assume that something untoward was happening.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Vasquez seemingly shared no visual similarities to Samuel Vazquez, a 41-year-old accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her dog outside a Publix in Davenport, the outlet reported.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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