nexus
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catena, catenation, chain, concatenation, consecution, progression, sequence, string, train
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Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the fire and the the nexus for the narcotics. — Colleen Shalbystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Massive fire burns commercial building in Paramount," 19 Aug. 2019 Swedish brands are joining the roster, making the Danish capital a nexus for all of Scandinavian fashion. — Vogue, "The Best Street-Style Photos From Copenhagen’s Spring 2020 Fashion Shows," 8 Aug. 2019 Multiple law enforcement officials told CBS News there is no hate crime nexus yet in the Dayton shooting, which occurred outside Ned Peppers bar in the city's historic Oregon District. — CBS News, "Vigil brings together Dayton, Ohio, after 9 killed in mass shooting," 4 Aug. 2019 The result is a compelling if flawed condensation of Gabriel Sherman's book, worth watching for anyone interested in the political-media nexus where Ailes reigned. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'The Loudest Voice' makes noise with damning portrait of Roger Ailes," 26 June 2019 Albin Lohr-Jones/Sipa, via Associated Press ALBANY — The Democratic primary for Queens district attorney, now enmeshed in a lengthy recount and possibly lengthier court battle, could have another nexus, 150 miles away in the State Capitol. — New York Times, "A Bill Could Decide the Queens D.A. Race. Why Hasn’t Cuomo Signed It?," 10 July 2019 It was also seen as a new direction for the Montgomery’ area auto nexus, with the addition of a German supplier to an area largely served by Asian companies supplying Hyundai. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com, "German auto supplier opening this week in Montgomery," 8 July 2019 Training ground, launchpad, nexus, philosophy and maybe a little bit of a cult, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater recently brought its Del Close Marathon, for the first time, to Los Angeles. — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, "Review: Was Upright Citizens Brigade's 55-hour improv marathon funny? Yes, and ...," 2 July 2019 That casual observation was the nexus of an idea to promote the former First Presbyterian Church of Ellicott City as a wedding venue. — Janene Holzberg, baltimoresun.com, "‘I knew it was the place’: Museum of Howard County History provides unique venue for weddings, showers," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nexus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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