in connection with
idiom
: in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)
—used especially in journalism
Police arrested four men in connection with the robbery.
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Kela Stanford, of Birmingham, was taken into custody Friday, Aug. 1, on a felony charge of leaving a child in a car in connection with the death of Ke'Torrius Starkes Jr., according to a Birmingham Police Department press release.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Seven other Bridgeport political operatives — including several members of the city council and the vice chairwoman of the Bridgeport Democratic Party — were previously charged with absentee ballot crimes in connection with 2019 and 2023 Democratic primaries.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
Police in Arkansas have made an arrest in connection with a couple killed while hiking with their young daughters.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
Houck was recently convicted of murder as a principal or accomplice and complicity to tampering with evidence in connection with Rogers' 2015 disappearance.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Seven other Bridgeport political operatives — including several members of the city council and the vice chairwoman of the Bridgeport Democratic Party — were previously charged with absentee ballot crimes in connection with 2019 and 2023 Democratic primaries.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
Police in Arkansas have made an arrest in connection with a couple killed while hiking with their young daughters.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
Houck was recently convicted of murder as a principal or accomplice and complicity to tampering with evidence in connection with Rogers' 2015 disappearance.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
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