allegiance
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“I solemnly swear allegiance to my Fatherland, the Russian Federation,” read the stocky 17-year-old, decked out in a fresh military uniform with a rifle slung across his shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
Alongside the world's media, a few hundred fans filled the balcony above and quickly made their allegiance known as "Oh Anthony Joshua" rang around the British Airways ARC.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Before Sept. 11 became an argument about war, security, patriotism or political allegiance, it was an encounter with human vulnerability and then human resilience.
From Salon β Sep. 8, 2026
Sweden also summoned the Russian ambassador in Stockholm over the incident, its Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a news conference, citing its allegiance to Germany and Ukraine.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
By then, Morrison had recanted his confession, shifting his allegiance yet again in the hope of securing compensation from Hale.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Murdoch's publications have switched political allegiances throughout the decades, backing the Conservatives in the 1980s and early 90s and switching to Labour in 1997, before returning to the Conservatives in 2010.
From BBC β Sep. 23, 2026
And truck buyers are often deeply loyal so the Detroit companies hunt for any edge to convince customers to switch allegiances.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 13, 2026
Born in France, Wahi switched allegiances to the African nation in March and started in the Ivory Coast's opening 1-0 World Cup Group E victory over Ecuador on Sunday.
From Barron's β Jun. 18, 2026
Privately, their officials already talk about diversifying their allegiances, and about the necessity of finding ways to live alongside Iran, its neighbour across the water.
From BBC β Jun. 15, 2026
But as inmates swirled past on their way off the gallery, they looked to me, in terms of their gang allegiances, as undifferentiated as a great school of fish.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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