pertains

present tense third-person singular of pertain
1
as in belongs
to be the property of a person or group of persons the belief that quality medical care is a right that pertains to everyone

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Relevance
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as in relates
to have a relation or connection a person who is an expert in anything pertaining to the history of the American theater

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  • That especially applies when the team has a good young backup in Isaiah Likely.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In most everyday situations, this mismatch between the two theories doesn’t cause problems because general relativity applies to large objects (planets, stars, galaxies), and quantum theory applies to tiny particles (atoms, photons).
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Pertains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertains. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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