no relation
idiom
—used after saying the names of two people with the same last name to say they are not related to each other
I'm Jill Jones, and this is Mike Jones—no relation.
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The program opened with the very different but pleasant 12-year-old Canto by American composer Adam Schoenberg (no relation to the 20th-century Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg).
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Leading the ticket alongside Magyar are international energy expert Anita Orbán (no relation to the prime minister), whom the party tapped as its prospective foreign policy chief, and former Shell executive István Kapitány, who would fill a senior economy position in a future Tisza government.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Vonn entered the Winter Olympics with a torn ACL in the same leg, but later said there was no relation between the injuries.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Seen on the most recent and highest-viewed season of Dancing with the Stars, Affleck is also a mental health advocate and recently starred in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial alongside Ben Affleck (no relation).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Leading the ticket alongside Magyar are international energy expert Anita Orbán (no relation to the prime minister), whom the party tapped as its prospective foreign policy chief, and former Shell executive István Kapitány, who would fill a senior economy position in a future Tisza government.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Vonn entered the Winter Olympics with a torn ACL in the same leg, but later said there was no relation between the injuries.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Seen on the most recent and highest-viewed season of Dancing with the Stars, Affleck is also a mental health advocate and recently starred in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial alongside Ben Affleck (no relation).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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