associate
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Mr. Lyman is an associate editor at the New York Post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Students who earn associate degrees, largely granted by California community colleges, earn $24,000 more than someone who only graduated high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Overall, China has "little reason" to cooperate with the United States on sanctions, said Chong Ja Ian, an associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
"We were not expecting that because these proteins are mainly synthesized in the liver," says Manish Mishra, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the Dixit lab and a co-first author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ever since Mom had gotten promoted in June from part-time education associate to director of education, she was hardly ever home.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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Reder Sheikh said more than half the associates she placed last year listed hobbies—a jump from a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In 2014, two policyholders at Security Benefit sued Guggenheim and other related insurance companies in federal court, alleging that Walter and his associates treated the insurance companies like a cash machine to buy the Dodgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
His friends had called; his business associates had called.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
She noted that associates used to rehearse customer-advising scenarios improv-style with colleagues before the store opened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sure, people would come visit, friends, associates, but it’s not the same as having someone who will not leave.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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The detection of glacial earthquakes associated with iceberg calving at Thwaites Glacier could help answer several important research questions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
It contrasted the clip with one of a young female athlete in a saffron tunic—a color associated with Hinduism—receiving an award from the country’s president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The researchers showed that their method preserves the same computational hardness criteria associated with RCS, meaning the problem remains extremely difficult for classical computers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Jersey Tiger moths, once more strongly associated with the Channel Islands, have increasingly been recorded further north, while Hummingbird Hawk-moths are also being seen regularly in Hertfordshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Back in the 1980s, the original stated purpose of the mortgage-backed bond had been to redistribute the risk associated with home mortgage lending.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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As a historian who had come across the Church of England's links to slavery as a student, for many years Mallett had long been conflicted about associating with the institution.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Ross’ popularity at the time of his death, along with his prolific output, translated into an afterlife associating him with kindness and encouragement.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
How have you really held on to this DIY ethos while now associating yourself with a bigger label?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Nikolic previously said “Epstein was a master manipulator, and I deeply regret associating with him.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
But being a specialized group, leading special lives, associating only with their own kind, they would have made it possible for me to cross the country without talking to a local town-bound man.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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