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  • adjective Not related; unrelated.

Etymologies

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non- +β€Ž related

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Examples

  • The kidney may come from a deceased organ donor or from a live donor, either related or nonrelated.

    Kidney Transplantation 2010

  • The kidney may come from a deceased organ donor or from a live donor, either related or nonrelated.

    Kidney Transplantation 2010

  • "All in all, it wouldn't be all that surprising that the government has decided to make a unilateral decision to bail out the firm with a structure that burdens investors in nonrelated entities," James Fiorillo , principal partner of Ottoman Capital.

    Tepco Stock Stabilizes Brad Frischkorn 2011

  • Recently, by a series of good fortune events, I had the ultimate physiological "aha!" moment leading me to my own diagnosis of celiac, originating from something completely nonrelated.

    Dr. Cheryl Pappas: Celiac Blues and Greens Dr. Cheryl Pappas 2010

  • Some studies have reported that certain classes of pedophiles eg, homosexual, nonrelated have the highest rate for repeated offending compared with other sex offenders.

    "American taxpayers are funding a lavishly appointed hospital in which hundreds of child molesters and rapists can idle their days away." Ann Althouse 2009

  • Everyone is loaded up with jumbo-sized, nonrelated items, waiting for upwards of half an hour to get out of the club.

    Embracing Your Big Fat Ass Laura Banks 2008

  • Now it is not uncommon for nonrelated donors to be allowed to give β€œthe gift of life.”

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After Jack Canfield 2008

  • A living, nonrelated donor could not donate a kidney.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After Jack Canfield 2008

  • Having amassed a fortune via stakes in formerly state-owned companies, and having burrowed so close to the Yeltsins that he would become known as a member of "The Family" (the clan plus a handful of nonrelated cronies), last year Berezovsky was instrumental in putting an obscure career KGB agent in a position to succeed the ailing president.

    Outside, Looking In 2008

  • Everyone is loaded up with jumbo-sized, nonrelated items, waiting for upwards of half an hour to get out of the club.

    Embracing Your Big Fat Ass Laura Banks 2008

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