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pertain

[per-teyn] / pərˈteɪn /


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Budget reconciliation is governed by strict rules, enforced by a strict parliamentarian, requiring that reconciliation items pertain to taxes and spending.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Yet the most haunting contested claim of Moy’s life did not pertain to music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

While the decision will only pertain to “Love Is Blind,” it would set a precedent for other producers and potentially galvanize the movement to unionize reality TV talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Its insights pertain to the complex rules that govern the processes that emerge when millions of synapses undergo plasticity under in vivo conditions -- like in the living brain.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

The individual sentences are clear enough, and they obviously pertain to a single topic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker