associate
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"Once the public has stopped trusting you, it's kind of a downward spiral," says associate professor Alison Taylor of New York University's Stern School of Business.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Donkeys are very strong animals; they bite, they kick,” said associate professor Marko Spasojevic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Xavier joined the Journal in 2024 as a news associate, a two-year role that included stints covering politics in Washington, traveling the country for the national affairs team and reporting on financial markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
While an associate justice, Alito’s power on the Court shouldn’t be undersold.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I thought Mr. Whitby had invited him there, being his business associate and all.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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His next holiday will be a cruise leaving from Southampton, allowing him to avoid the stress he associates with flying.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The court has also been thrown into disarray as investigations have scrutinized links between several justices, their relatives or associates, and jailed, fraud-accused banker Daniel Vorcaro.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
These are not phrases one typically associates with caviar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The 43-year-old tech scion — a film aficionado who has spent two decades building his career in Hollywood — has told associates he doesn’t want to leave L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Papi did two years at a community college and is proud of his associates degree.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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For Kline, the name truly took off when it became the acronym AI, associated with the stratospheric growth of companies such as OpenAI.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
For Southern California, the strongest El Niños are typically associated with higher-than-average rainfall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
This might lead Australians to think Adidas is associated with White Fox and has approved of the design, the documents claim.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Paleolithic societies, too, had buried their dead, but we do not know what ideas they associated with the grave.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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Meta, OpenAI and others are associating their AI agents and tools with cute characters to win over skeptics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
Ross’ popularity at the time of his death, along with his prolific output, translated into an afterlife associating him with kindness and encouragement.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
A big part of that stigma, Ambrose believes, is the unfortunate proliferation of associating breast cancer with the color pink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
When a letter from Reginald arrived, I never dreamed of associating the two letters, although I knew that Reginald had been spending a lot of time with Wilfred, Hilda, and Philbert in Detroit.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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