linkage

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Recent Examples of linkage The linkage used in this part of the door handle/latch connection hasn’t changed much since the 1970s. New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025 Trump has repeatedly pressed Powell publicly and privately to lower interest rates while chafing at the chairman’s linkage of the president’s gyrating trade levies to inflation and U.S. economic uncertainty. Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025 My notes are littered with linkages, some obvious and intentional and some bordering on deranged, all based around still more Oklahoma references. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Preparing for Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status calls for greater investment in backward linkages and local value chains to reduce dependency and meet trade rule thresholds. Mohiuddin Rubel, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for linkage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
Noun
  • To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Centene and the Neidorffs’ contributions didn’t stop in 2019, nor did their business relationship with the state of California.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At first glance, Walden’s paintings of craftsmanship, collage, and kinship evoke the work of the filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Writers watching felt some kinship.
    Thomas Swick September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For industries that involve high-consideration, expensive purchases like buying a car, finding the right balance between automation and human connection is critical.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, the cerebellum showed no such association.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bieger and a spokesperson for the alumni association did not immediately return Deadline’s requests for comment.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There isn’t a great correlation between the players’ ranking today and their draft slot.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This bookend is a recent cornerstone when seeking a correlation between TSI and earth’s temperature.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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