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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 strongest associations involved lung, gastrointestinal, and uterine cancers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

If an insurer becomes insolvent, annuity policyholders are compensated through a state-based, industry-funded system of guarantee associations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The FFF has pledged to start consultations with confederations, national associations, players, supporters and governance experts about reforming Fifa.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Restaurant associations allege the official has been bypassing a statutory process, while courts have termed some of his actions "high-handed".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Also, some growers’ associations, threatened by the return of interned farmers, had been using the war as a way to foment hostile feelings in the major farming areas.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston