How to Use affiliation in a Sentence

affiliation

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  • Georgia does not release party affiliation data or turnout numbers.
    — Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Incumbent candidates are italicized with their party affiliation noted next to their name.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Both teams have affiliations with the Rangers for the next eight years.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Thanks to this affiliation, the restaurant will get a good deal on caviar.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Ben-Gvir’s affiliation with the club dates back to his teen years, and he is often seen wearing the team’s black-and-yellow scarf.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • But the sheriff said many of the people killed at the property had no gang affiliation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • At least 13 of them had no affiliation with Columbia, the school said.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • The suspect asked the victim for his gang affiliation, brandished a gun and threatened to kill him, according to Shih.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Both Shakur and Biggie would go on to receive awards that night, and both brought entourage and security to the event, some of whom had gang affiliations, Wright said.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The same is true at Washington State, the land-grant brethren of Oregon State and the other school that, so far, is being left out in the reshuffling of the conference affiliations over the past few weeks.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Big Boy asked if the Black churches and preachers were afraid to be involved, perhaps due to gang affiliations, and Sam did not give a direct reply.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Apart from his solo music, Quan once shared a close affiliation with Thug.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Rather, all people are born with a desire to seek affiliation with the familiar.
    — Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
  • More than a half-dozen schools across the country have switched conference affiliations.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The august affiliations don’t change the fact that teaching is, at its heart, a service profession.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Today, those affiliations have been boiled down to a handful of legacy outlets, most prominently Fox News and the Times.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There was no immediate word on the affiliations of the others.
    — Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • But the proportion of Latinos with no religious affiliation is now up to 30% from 10%, bringing it to about the same level as that of the U.S. population as a whole.
    — Francis X. Rocca, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The statement did not mention any gang affiliations of Andrews and Gathright.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
  • The top two vote-getters in March move on to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • As to who Tri-City is discussing affiliation with, that’s where everyone stops talking.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Arizona hasn’t seen a member of Congress switch their party affiliation since 1982, when then-Rep.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Even though Sir! was a prominent men’s magazine in the ‘50s, Johnson’s publication has no affiliation to it apart from buying the trademark for the name.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The three people who died were Hispanic men who had a gang affiliation and their ages ranged from approximately 15 to 20 years of age, according to Jerome.
    — Chuck Johnston, CNN, 23 Oct. 2022
  • To superimpose a new one that has no meaningful affiliation with the land itself leaves a different kind of sting.
    — Corbin Reiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But the girl soon meets another teenage boy in St. Malo, one with a dangerous Third Reich affiliation.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The figures were then put in an Excel spreadsheet and sorted into projects by party affiliation.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
  • This race, among three Democrats, is open to all voters, regardless of party affiliation, because all three candidates are from the same party.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Callers can contact the show based on party affiliation and also have a third option of calling on the Republican line.
    — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This project, which has no affiliation with Mickey's Mouse Trap, sees a mouse tormenting passengers on a ferry.
    — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024

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