relation
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"I accept the officer's submission in relation to her difficult personal and medical circumstances at the time and seeking to reintegrate herself back into policing after her maternity leave and absence."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Seven men have been taken in for questioning in relation to the incident and subsequently released on bail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The education ministry said eight members of teaching staff were injured on Monday, mostly in the Paris region and cities of Bordeaux and Lyon, in relation to the protests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
It also says it focuses its efforts "in relation to those areas which are within our own direct influence".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Biddy was Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s granddaughter; I confess myself quite unequal to the working out of the problem, what relation she was to Mr. Wopsle.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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A Saudi official, acknowledging as much, says: “For decades now, and on into the future, relations with the U.S. is our most important bilateral relationship.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
How much did the real world, particularly international relations, inform or shape the season?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He said it was not up to him to mend US-Ukrainian relations given the events of the past week.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
However, the vast flow of shipments has also tested relations with major trading partners including the United States and the European Union.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Either Kubat was engaging in wishful thinking or the statement was just a public relations smoke screen to give the match more credibility.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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