In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
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Question: Sentence 1:If elected , he would have served alongside Alaska 's current junior senator , Dan Sullivan ( no relation ) . Sentence 2:However , Sullivan dropped out of the race two weeks later on June 16 , 2016 .

Answer: however


Question: Sentence 1:It used to attract many visitors . Sentence 2:However , with time things have deteriorated now .

Answer: however


Question: Sentence 1:Business transformed from individual - country capitalism to global capitalism . Sentence 2:Thus , the study of cross-cultural communication was originally found within businesses and government , both seeking to expand globally .

Answer:
thus