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relate

[ri-leyt] / rɪˈleɪt /




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Velasco: It just brings back the nostalgia from back when we were younger and now being parents, and being able to relate to her and her new music.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Children, he said, including some who may be harboring antisemitic prejudice, needed a way to relate to the event before they could grasp its singular nature.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Platner could relate to disaffected Maine voters, the thinking went, because like many of them, he had never quite found his footing in life.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Parliament's rulebook says newly elected MPs have to declare gifts or benefits, including accommodation, received in the 12 months before their election that relate to their "parliamentary or political activities".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Even now, as I scrutinize the components of the confrontation—the threat, the denial, the lecture, the apology—it is difficult to relate them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Ms. Aviv relates the story of what happened and the cascade of sorrow, misery and estrangement that followed in a manner that, in another context, has been called the “gentle application of overwhelming force.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Even the European Union, which Albania hopes to join in 2030, has spoken out on the country's failure to meet obligations under Chapter 27, which relates to the environment and climate change.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

As she relates in “Aging Out,” the shock of Anita’s death was a factor in Schiller’s abrupt relocation from a central New York college town to Pittsburgh, where she knew no one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The arrest relates to a post made on X which was reported to police on 8 May, a day after the local and mayoral elections.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Mr. Kleiman relates the latest news from town, and he’s an excellent source.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

One of the largest investigations yet into coffee and liver health has found that people who drink more coffee tend to have lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death related to liver disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in western Europe on Saturday:

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

But he was found not guilty of criminal damage - the charge that related to abandoning the carcasses.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Press access and related battles have trickled down to the local level, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Mom and Uncle Phil aren’t related by blood.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

West Yorkshire Police said they had received a report on Monday relating to the event at WX and inquiries were ongoing to establish what had taken place.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Both individuals, who had left Lloyd’s by the time of the investigation, declined to answer questions relating to the nature of their relationship, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

He also opposed the BBC's requests for records about Trump's conversations with aides relating to the Capitol riot, as well as subpoenas issued to federal agencies and former officials.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

A Commons spokesperson declined to share specific costs relating to security but said "all MPs are offered appropriate security measures".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

She tells me that her brother’s artistic eye, his tastes, his whole way of relating to the world, come through their mother.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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