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[ri-lay-shuhn] / rɪˈleɪ ʃən /


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They looked at how those workers updated their résumés between 2018 and 2025, particularly in relation to previous jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

At least 4,000 people have now been arrested in relation to the group, which was proscribed in July 2025.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“I think that my voice can help, my action can help in relation to principles that are dear to my heart,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

But the executive Alice Huang -- also known as Huang Le, and no relation to 63-year-old Taiwanese-born Jensen Huang -- developed a close relationship with the Nvidia boss, the New York Times said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He coloured the second line from the top red, in order to give each tune an absolute bearing in relation to all other times.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Recent university graduate Lotte Underwood is a public relations executive with a twist - she spends more time using AI than actually doing PR.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Currently, we are communicating on a daily basis. I've already communicated with her several times today," he told reporters in Kyiv on Monday, replying to AFP's question about their relations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The petty feuding with Canada that has strained the usually warm relations between Michiganders and their northern neighbor.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Mark Borkowski, a public relations expert, says the blend of Streeting’s po-faced seriousness and Rayner’s irreverence is helping to catch people’s attention, with Burnham acting as a middle ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

They hadn’t just been relations, they’d been friends.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz


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