ally
Example Sentences
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Going after the ports themselves would make the enforcement of sanctions easier, but it carries the risk of alienating Turkey, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally.
Turkey, a close ally of Somalia, also condemned the move.
From Barron's
Parents deserve to feel empowered, to be assured that Washington is an ally.
Assad fled to Russia, an ally of his regime, where he and his family have been given asylum.
From BBC
Pyongyang has significantly increased missile testing in recent years -- aimed, analysts say, at improving precision strike capabilities, challenging the United States as well as South Korea, and testing weapons before exporting them to key ally Russia.
From Barron's
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