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relation

[ri-ley-shuhn] / rɪˈleɪ ʃən /


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“Sigma continuously reviews opportunities that would create value for shareholders and has engaged in preliminary discussions in relation to the sale process,” the pharmacy group said in an Australia stock-exchange filing Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She notes that when a child dies, the surviving children tend to “continue to self-identify in relation to their deceased sibling—keeping their old place in line.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Hunters are very effective when they have a mental map of their territory, so that they know where they are in relation to their environments," says Tse.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He points out that for most of the past century, stocks were far cheaper in relation to company profits, or earnings, than they are today.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“These meanings—the relation between them—if they work by kinds of similarity,” said Coram, “they could go on a lot past a hundred. There’s no end to finding similarities, once you start looking for ’em.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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