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relationship

[ri-lay-shuhn-ship] / rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪp /


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His family reportedly had reservations about his relationship with Holmes at first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Inching his way toward its melody and then playing it outright, he explores its harmonic implications and its relationship to the sturdy yet bouncing bass line upon which his composition is built.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

But by June 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported the pair had “torched” their relationship, which amounted to a lot of social media slapfights and accusations about who was in the Epstein files.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Harry's memoir, Spare, showed the depth of the family fall out and the damaged relationship with his brother William.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

In nearly every other aspect of our relationship, Olka would be the brave one, by a long shot.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Such connections can matter in a system where personal relationships help determine access to jobs, information, money and influence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Duke of Sussex has said he wants to repair his complicated relationships with his father and brother, in a magazine interview.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It is far less clear how to adapt to a world where those companies market largely to machines and customer relationships are less direct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Sibling disagreements, broken relationships between kids and their parents, kids and one parent - that continues to come up with me the whole time with people that I speak to," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“You know what, come to think of it, while I’ve dated white guys, all of my serious relationships have been with Black men.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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