allegiance
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World Athletics said allowing the athletes to transfer their nationality "would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
I bring my striving attitude to the kitchen and have sworn my allegiance to paying attention to details and putting in the time required.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Most schoolchildren in America still stand, place their hands over their hearts and pledge allegiance to “one nation under God.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Alito, however, might as well have been describing Brown, whose unlawful presence—obviously subject to arrest—was sufficient to bring him within allegiance to Virginia.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
—I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
Vocabulary lists containing allegiance
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