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
Critics interpreted the statue as a commentary on the consequences of blind allegiance to symbols.
From BBC β Sep. 28, 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
Ever since the trip home from our last visit to the prison, we had felt his unspoken allegiance to us.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Under Prigozhin, Wagner has swelled its ranks with captured Central African rebels, men who switched allegiances and are widely known as “Black Russians.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 18, 2026
Top lawyers have been switching allegiances at an unprecedented pace.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 12, 2026
Having represented Italy at youth level, he switched allegiances to Australia in May just before the Socceroos announced their squad for the tournament.
From BBC β Jul. 24, 2026
Gutiérrez and Vargas started their international careers representing Team USA at youth level, but FIFA’s one-time switch rule allowed them to change allegiances.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 30, 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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