correlative
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Leaving assets to nonrelatives often requires planning with trusts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Census data cited in the Luskin report show that in Compton, Florence-Graham, East Los Angeles, and other Black and Latino communities, the number of nonrelatives per household quadrupled between 1970 and 1990.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
Cooperation isn’t exactly rare in the animal kingdom—animals from social insects to lions, wolves and spotted hyenas, and many primates cooperate; some, such as chimpanzees and bonobos, even do so with nonrelatives.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 29, 2022
Elephants in about 20% of herds “were actually nonrelatives who acted exactly like families,” Goldenberg said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2021
With proper consent, nonrelatives can also purchase a subscription to a bot.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2019
Vocabulary lists containing correlative
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