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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Furthermore, the Cabal has directly represented to the Settlement Court that Title IX has no relation to the settlement and such concerns will be settled by the courts in the future.
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Donna Lopiano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the Lincoln Park Zoo, northern tree shrews are most closely related to primates and have no relation to actual shrews other than a coincidental resemblance to them.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Jamie Anderson’s burger bar (no relation to a previous Auburn restaurant with similar name) began frying jumbo smash burgers and crispy chicken sandwiches on Dec. 30.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Sara Ali, no relation to Ibrahim Ali, is a content creator from New York who partners with Boxed Halal to develop recipes with the halal meat.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Donna Lopiano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the Lincoln Park Zoo, northern tree shrews are most closely related to primates and have no relation to actual shrews other than a coincidental resemblance to them.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Jamie Anderson’s burger bar (no relation to a previous Auburn restaurant with similar name) began frying jumbo smash burgers and crispy chicken sandwiches on Dec. 30.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Sara Ali, no relation to Ibrahim Ali, is a content creator from New York who partners with Boxed Halal to develop recipes with the halal meat.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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