associate
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Gaining broad access to apps owned by other companies is a sticking point for AI agent devices, said Kiranjeet Kaur, associate research director at US market intelligence firm IDC.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The study was led by Roberto Vicinanza, an instructional associate professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
She says changing their name would mean they wouldn't have to keep repeating a surname that they may associate with bad memories or that they felt connected them to a family they didn't identify with.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“It is the best naturally occurring affordable housing that there is,” said Stephanie Hawke, associate research director of land use and supply at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
This was the boon of having a summer associate to advise: It was an excuse to eat out and eat well, and to do it on the firm’s expense account.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Kumi allegedly distributed the money to his associates in the US and in Ghana.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The source told AFP that "close associates" who have known the cardinal for years reported similar behaviour when he was a missionary in South America.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
When federal agents targeted her associates, she was promoting “Miss Representation: Rise Up,” her new film examining the role technology plays in fueling what she describes as “the rising backlash against women’s progress.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Prosecutors also said Regan and his associates forged many insurance documents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, a small group of friends and associates, people of power and influence who believed in equal rights, was planning a campaign to marshal public opinion.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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The experiment offers new clues about how some of the chemical ingredients associated with life could have developed before Earth even formed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Unlike deaths with associated rituals, road maps, and standards, those that are disenfranchised are complex, underacknowledged, and often isolating.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Fortunately for Rispoli, Wellman and anyone else associated with Journalism, including the fans who bet him down to 1-5 odds Saturday at Del Mar Racetrack, this story ended much happier than it began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
She investigated the data to assess how prevalent biphasic sleep was among shift workers, what health outcomes were associated with it, and whether a split sleep was better or worse than one exhausted block.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Local police acknowledged that no significant level of violence was associated with crack in Seattle and that other drugs were causing more hospitalizations, but steadfastly maintained that their deployment decisions were nondiscriminatory.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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As a historian who had come across the Church of England's links to slavery as a student, for many years Mallett had long been conflicted about associating with the institution.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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
Clinton's spokesperson has said the photos are decades old and Clinton had stopped associating with Epstein before his crimes came to light.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
“Epstein was a master manipulator, and I deeply regret associating with him,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
If Chaol spent so much time warning him about the dangers of associating with Celaena, what was he doing here in the middle of the night?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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