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A connection or relation between things

relationship

noun

the way in which two or more people or things are connected with or involve each other

link

noun

a connection between two or more people, places, facts, or events, especially when one is affected or caused by the other

association

noun

a connection between two things

balance

noun

a situation in which different aspects or features are treated equally or exist in the correct relationship to each other

linkage

noun

a connection made between two or more things

affinity

noun

a connection between two or more similar things

relation

noun

a connection between two or more people or things

correlation

noun

a connection or relationship between two or more things that is not caused by chance. A positive correlation means that two things are likely to exist together; a negative correlation means that they are not

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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pierce the corporate veil

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