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associations

  • plural
    of association.
    association
    noun
    an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.

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The researchers emphasize that the findings show associations rather than proving that screen time or particular types of physical activity directly cause changes in cognitive performance.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Any association between these vaccines and autism has been thoroughly debunked, and all the major medical and scientific associations immediately issued statements that they would not follow these recommendations.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

If AFC president Sheikh Salman were to step forward, for example, there is a chance that could sway some of the associations in Asia that are currently supportive of Infantino towards him.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Ms. Bridgers is exceptionally good at writing phrases that read slightly awkwardly on paper but come alive as music, and has an eye for the telling detail that carries a raft of associations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Throughout 1918, property owners’ associations stepped up their rhetoric to stop the invasion.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield