connections

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Roberts leveraged the connections from his clerkship into a job in President Ronald Reagan’s Department of Justice, submitting his application on Supreme Court letterhead and dropping Rehnquist’s name as a reference.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

As the world's richest man, with a net-worth of over three-quarters of a trillion dollars, Elon Musk's resources and connections often make it easy for him bend Silicon Valley to his will.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

A senior official with the TPLF, Amanuel Assefa, dismissed the federal government's remarks and told AFP: "We have no connections with the Sudanese authorities."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Ruick was instrumental in making many of Williams’ earliest career connections.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“I understand,” I said, though I didn’t know how helpful this information was—it wasn’t uncommon for messages to be repeated multiple times anyway, just because of static or bad connections.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse