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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Widespread impact The fires’ economic impact has reverberated around L.A.
Eight landscaping clients of Andres Salazar’s (no relation to Manfredo) lost their homes in the Palisades fire.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The stress was palpable, and the joy was overwhelming as Mitch Jeter’s (no relation) game-winning 41-yard field goal sailed through the uprights.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In February 1980, President Carter received a letter from the archbishop of El Salvador, Oscar Romero (no relation).
—Jasmine Romero, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Kellye Cunningham, secretary for the Louisville chapter and new president of the Kentucky State chapter, said that despite having no relation to Raoul Cunningham, the former president served as a mentor for her, helping her rise through the ranks in the NAACP.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The stress was palpable, and the joy was overwhelming as Mitch Jeter’s (no relation) game-winning 41-yard field goal sailed through the uprights.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In February 1980, President Carter received a letter from the archbishop of El Salvador, Oscar Romero (no relation).
—Jasmine Romero, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Kellye Cunningham, secretary for the Louisville chapter and new president of the Kentucky State chapter, said that despite having no relation to Raoul Cunningham, the former president served as a mentor for her, helping her rise through the ranks in the NAACP.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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