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relation

[ri-lay-shuhn] / rɪˈleɪ ʃən /


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Earlier on Monday, a No 10 spokesperson had insisted RAF Fairford was safe and pointed to Trump's comments last week, where he praised the UK's "police, defence and security services" in relation to the base.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I’m interested in both the coming-of-age aspect of these children and also the containment of these birds and these fish, and the children in relation to that containment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nidec said Kishida tendered his resignation after a review found that he had, on certain occasions, “made statements or engaged in conduct in relation to financial reporting that could not necessarily be regarded as appropriate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Essentially, all of this happens because there is a physical relation between the size of a droplet and the size of ice crystals in the clouds and the frequency spectrum," she pointed out.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Leavitt’s genius was to realize that by comparing the relative magnitudes of Cepheids at different points in the sky you could work out where they were in relation to each other.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Here are five things to know about the latest case and Okinawa's thorny relations with the US military bases.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“There are people who throw punches and bluster to make noise in the room,” said Emery Simon, Spotify’s former vice president of global government relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Dan McKernan, who handled media relations for the event, estimated some 2,000 people attended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

That would be bad for community relations and a strain on police resources as they keep a round-the-clock watch on Drumcree hill and the Garvaghy Road.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Though wary of this sudden about-face, Ronald Reagan seemed willing to soften his rhetoric and take a new look at US-Soviet relations.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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