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[uh-soh-shee-ayt, -see-, uh-soh-shee-it, -ayt, -see-] / əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-, əˈsoʊ ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -si- /






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In experiments involving mice, researchers trained the animals to associate one environment with danger and another with safety.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Dr David Williams, a research associate based at Cardiff University's School of Engineering, said he was "sceptical" when he was asked to use a scanning device to try and solve the mystery.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

It hasn’t been easy work; Pinkleton credits several people for their contributions, particularly the tour’s associate director Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, who occupied the same role during the original production.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“You’d see twice as many stars in the sky,” said Hanno Rein, an associate professor at the University of Toronto who has modeled light pollution from planned satellite constellations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

To cope, they took on an experienced radio and theatre actor, Paul Stewart, as an associate producer.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

The firm’s orientation for its newest class of associates kicked off just nine days before the firm collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Once the fake students were enrolled, Mogambi allegedly diverted their financial aid payments to himself, keeping 30% and sending the remainder to his associates in Kenya.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

By 1973 Alice Cooper and Mammon were becoming close associates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Several of Betancourt’s known or alleged associates were charged or convicted in a major U.S. money-laundering investigation known as Operation Money Flight.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

I was taken away from all “spiritual” influences and for a long time did not see any of my old associates.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

By reducing normal weight bearing and muscle use, this technique produces some of the changes associated with prolonged inactivity, including muscle deterioration.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Their report also said there was a risk of repair costs increasing further and the estimates did not include costs associated with professional fees.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Those stronger responses were also associated with increases in body fat over the following year.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

SB Energy, a SoftBank unit developing data centers and associated energy infrastructure, filed for an IPO in early September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

They were still called canons and they still lived in a community associated with the cathedral, but they had no religious duties and the posts were entirely in the gift of the King.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Hoffman apologized in 2019 for associating with Epstein.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Staley has previously said he didn’t know about Epstein’s crimes and regretted associating with him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

How have you really held on to this DIY ethos while now associating yourself with a bigger label?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

After their connections became public, many said they regretted associating with Epstein and some have stepped down from their roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

But being a specialized group, leading special lives, associating only with their own kind, they would have made it possible for me to cross the country without talking to a local town-bound man.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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