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Recent Examples of reciprocation
Grooming reciprocation in Himalayan tahr and the cognitive constraint hypothesis
PLOS One.
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Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
There was no reciprocation for Pakistan travelling to India for the 2023 World Cup, where an uneasy nationalistic fervor swept the terraces especially during the match-up between the countries in Ahmedabad.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, Newsweek has reported on how some friendships can turn toxic when one person consistently expects the other to accommodate their needs without reciprocation.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Leos demand respect and honor for their kindness to their friends and brood, so no deed is done without reciprocation.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
There was no reciprocation for Pakistan travelling to India for the 2023 World Cup, where an uneasy nationalistic fervor swept the terraces especially during the match-up between the countries in Ahmedabad.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, Newsweek has reported on how some friendships can turn toxic when one person consistently expects the other to accommodate their needs without reciprocation.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Leos demand respect and honor for their kindness to their friends and brood, so no deed is done without reciprocation.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocation
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To hear Netflix’s president-CEO Ted Sarandos explain things on a recent earnings call, the movie’s theatrical runs were not so much to promote the film as a kind of recompense to the KPDH fandom for giving the movie its current level of cultural saturation.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Logitech has offered Pop customers a 15-percent-off coupon for Logitech products as a recompense but has limited what the coupon can be used for.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
11 Oct. 2025
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In proteins, one substitution may alter conformation or stability, thereby modifying the impact of a second variant.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sam Lee How significant was Haaland’s substitution?—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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The recruitment of a permanent replacement for Mitchell is just beginning and may take much of 2026 to complete.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The company now provides hydro jetting, sewer repair and replacement, trenchless repairs, water damage cleanup services, and water filtration and softening systems.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Last week, the House did pass legislation to extend the expired subsidies, and negotiations have moved to the Senate.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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While the possibility of another strike exists if negotiations fail in the future, both sides say no one wants to repeat what happened.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In real life, this means that the system connects to booking systems, demand forecasting tools, and competitive intelligence platforms, creating a feedback loop that learns from every transaction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Without meaningful investment on both sides of the transaction, the system may continue to function, but increasingly through gray-market workarounds that undermine its long-term stability.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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His son looks just as focused, especially after the two exchange words.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Reciprocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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