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affiliate

[uh-fil-ee-eyt, uh-fil-ee-it, -eyt] / əˈfɪl iˌeɪt, əˈfɪl i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
NOUN
organization that is associated with another
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He told ABC News affiliate KGTV, “We are out here with volunteers, with friends and family just doing our own search, and we are just going to keep on pushing until we find her.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

So far, Public First Action and an affiliate, the Jobs and Democracy PAC, have spent a total of $119,000 on TV advertising in support of Gottheimer, according to AdImpact, an ad-tracking company.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The program is a partnership between the SoLa Foundation, a nonprofit affiliate of the affordable housing and real estate investment company SoLa Impact, and entertainment behemoth Live Nation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

It was a representative from Gypsy Oil Company, an affiliate of Gulf Oil, who was sitting with a map spread on his knees, not looking up as he spoke.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Pathstone and its affiliates may have positions in or provide advisory services related to securities or strategies discussed herein.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

In 2023, CEO of People Assisting the Homeless and its affiliates — one of L.A.’s largest providers of homelessness services, with annual revenue of $175 million — earned roughly $379,000.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The key point is that these affiliates represent about 65% of the group’s total funds under management.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The payments are due to begin in 2027, "in exchange for a full release of all claims the US states and territories asserted against it and its affiliates", the Basel-based group said.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Frequently we share staff, educational and financial resources with our affiliates.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

All of the study authors are affiliated with either the Glenn Biggs Institute or The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The attack on ships affiliated with the U.A.E.’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. brought the total to six so far in August.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Nominations close on 17 August, with party members and affiliated supporters voting between 28 August and 17 September.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

He is affiliated with the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, the Complutense University of Madrid, and the Stars4All Foundation.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Most innovations in the field of child safety are affiliated with— shock of shocks—a new product to be marketed.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

TXSE’s pitch to companies is that affiliating with the state of Texas is the smart business play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

While still being formulated, it is thought the proposal could involve a local administration of technocrats drawn from Palestinians in Gaza, without affiliating to factions including Hamas.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

Unaffiliated voters must sign a document affiliating with the party and affirming that they have not participated in any other party’s nominating contest this year.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2024

But some judicial ethics experts criticized the justice for affiliating herself with an advocacy group.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2023

But what economically affluent group was ever consistently radical, affiliating itself with the aspirations of the poor?

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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