working relationship
Americannoun
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a relationship good enough for accomplishing things together.
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the relationship between colleagues or people who interact in the course of work.
Example Sentences
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Eisenhower instructs the two men to come to an agreement and “Pressure” follows the ups and downs of their working relationship over the course of several days.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
But in October 2021, Ong and Green attended a mediation hearing in which they made agreements to improve their working relationship.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Even more significant, though, was the realization that on the podium that day stood the last musician to have had a real working relationship with one of the 20th century’s defining composers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Throughout the film, the question of what gives art its value appears in several forms, challenged by Lori and Julian when their initially stilted working relationship transforms into something more intimate.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Their working relationship evolved quickly into courtship, then love.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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