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reciprocity

[res-uh-pros-i-tee] / ˌrɛs əˈprɒs ɪ ti /


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Such objects can become symbols of our relationships, Ekerdt said: “We keep things because they represent ties and reciprocity with other people.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

This long established principle, known as reciprocity, has made it difficult for scientists to independently control how thermal energy enters and leaves a material.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

“It’s an issue on which Iran is likely to negotiate hardest because it goes to the heart of trust, reciprocity and domestic credibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

"The WTO needs to change if it intends to have any relevance as the international trading system transitions to focus on reciprocity and balance," US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

With him came escalating demands for land and service—the veneer of reciprocity was fading.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

These kinds of resonances and reciprocities can allow a story to jump between elements without the need for novelistic bridge passages.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2014

We may live in a world of technological prowess, but we are still creatures guided by ancient reciprocities.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2012

The great American metaphysician Chuck Jones discerned some years ago that the universe operates in sequences of violent Newtonian reciprocities.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, in spite of all these kind reciprocities, some clouds by degrees arose between the players and their patron.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

They are hampered by its reciprocities, stifled by its personal atmosphere, restive beneath its obligations.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy




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