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noun

plural of affiliate

as in cells

a local unit of an organization our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization

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verb

present tense third-person singular of affiliate

as in allies

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Earlier this year, affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State both carried out attacks on the civilian airport and military airbase, contributing to initial suspicion that militants could have been behind the assault on the capital. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Matthew Erskine & Andy Busser are not affiliates of CWM, LLC. — Michael Gold Cfp, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Lammon said local affiliates are responsible for part of the program's cost and rely heavily on donations. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Employees and immediate family/household members of the Sponsors, their affiliates and agencies are not eligible. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Nonprofits join growing number of affiliates Commercial affiliates aren’t new to higher education. — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Helicopter footage captured by local CBS and NBC affiliates showed the blue motorcycle speeding on surface streets, with the rider wearing a mask and often appearing to be talking on his phone, and at least once, standing up on his bike. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 At the Busan Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit later that month, Beijing agreed to a one-year suspension of its extraterritorial export controls, matched by Washington’s reciprocal suspension of the affiliates rule. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Some affiliates have already cut ties with Phia after last month’s reporting. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

The incident occurred on Saturday evening, May 23, at the Driftwood Grill in Summerton, NBC affiliates WIS and WYFF, Fox affiliate WJW, CBS affiliate WLTX and The Post and Courier reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026

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According to the Cleveland Clinic, oligodendrogliomas are rare brain tumors that develop from cells that help support and protect neurons, accounting for about 3% to 4% of all brain tumors.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The use of rechargeable all-solid-state cells could also reduce the frequency of battery replacement.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

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Verb

After hearing a mysterious radio transmission, Hig becomes fixated on seeking more survivors and sets out on a mission that allies him with Cima (Margaret Qualley) and her father (Guy Pearce).

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of allies

Noun

Grandmasters premiered as a documentary series at Tribeca Festival in June but will launch in theaters as a nonfiction feature told in three chapters.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
What’s remarkable is how often the main chapters of this story have unfolded in coastal or mountain retreats.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of chapters

Verb

What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.

— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of associates

Verb

One notable example is MIT’s myoneural actuator, a living implant made from muscle tissue that interfaces naturally with nerves.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
By having a single system that interfaces with all of your current systems and allows for workflow across your entire organization will help to eliminate some of this complexity.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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