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affiliate

[uh-fil-ee-ayt, uh-fil-ee-it, -ayt] / əˈfɪl iˌeɪt, əˈfɪl i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
NOUN
organization that is associated with another
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Once the writing was finished, Seiler, an affiliate of Berkeley SETI, rolled up the papyrus, sealed it inside a container, placed it in a high-temperature furnace, and burned it until it was thoroughly carbonized.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman aired her first general-election ad on the local NBC affiliate just before the Emmys, featuring a voice-over from Bob Odenkirk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

As of this week, he signed a contract with a G League affiliate in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Welker, speaking early Sunday to a local NBC affiliate, said Trump would "loom large over these midterms."

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

After it sponsored a membership drive for the foundering local branch of the NAACP, the civil rights organization grew from 11 to nearly 2,000 members, making it the largest affiliate in the state.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The insurers disclosed that almost all $5.2 billion of their short-term loans went to affiliates, but didn’t report the credit ratings on the investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Almost all of the $5.2 billion of short-term loans Walter’s insurers made last year turn out to have gone to affiliates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Last year, ABC temporarily suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after Carr publicly suggested broadcasters could face consequences over Kimmel’s comments and encouraged affiliates to push back against the network.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

And as he pops in on affiliates, the Dodgers also see the time he spends with their outfield prospects — the biggest strength of their farm system — as invaluable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

I'm emailing folks at CNN, MSNBC, the networks, local and regional affiliates.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

He explained a growing circular investment, in which private-equity firms buy a private-credit unit and then buy an insurer, which in turn buys the loans from the affiliated private-credit company.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

In another new initiative, some companies will be able to pre-emptively require verification for anyone who claims to be affiliated with their company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

By June 1, he said, every single one of his club’s Instagram pages had been suspended, along with around a dozen pages from his staff and affiliated club promoters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

This is the first book I’ve ever read that sounds just like a social media feed, with the author recommending product after product, and then stipulating whether or not he is affiliated with them.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 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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