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associates

  • plural
    of associate.
    associate
    verb (used with object)
    to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc..
  • present tense form
    of associate (3rd person singular).
    associate
    verb (used with object)
    to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc..

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Several of Betancourt’s known or alleged associates were charged or convicted in a major U.S. money-laundering investigation known as Operation Money Flight.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Prigozhin summoned top Wagner and government officials to his Bangui hotel in April to plan how best to maintain the flow of gold to overseas markets, according to government officials and former Wagner associates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

MeritServus informed the oligarch's Russian associates, that Kravin's "Provisional Tax Assessments for 2005" would be filed showing the company earning no income from the money.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

After they split, the two companies worked closely together with Abramovich's associates to manage his global fortune.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

My official friend count is down to two—and one of them has to keep it a secret that he associates with me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman