link
noun
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
have linked
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present perfectof link.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Traceback and outbreak data have linked the shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to the Taco Bell locations to the Salinas-based company Taylor Farms and its Taylor Farms de Mexico facility in Central Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Health officials in Michigan have linked the deaths of two people with “significant underlying health conditions” to cyclosporiasis — making them the first deaths associated with the largest-ever cyclospora outbreak in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
France has for weeks been battling wildfires after a series of deadly heatwaves that have dried up riverbeds and vegetation, extreme weather events scientists have linked to human-made climate change.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
U.S. authorities have linked the lettuce to a parasitic outbreak across more than 30 states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
My twenty- three paired chromosomes have linked up and crossed over, spinning their roulette wheel, as my papou puts his hand on my mother’s belly and says, “Lucky two!”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
