ally
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This mission, dubbed "Liberte 250," highlights France's support for the US insurgents who took on the British crown, making Paris the oldest international ally of Washington.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Taiwan, the US ally and self-governed island that Beijing claims, produces the majority of the world's most advanced chips, the tiny processors that sit inside smartphones, laptops and AI data centres.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But, unlike Hezbollah, which attacked Israel on March 2, three days after the U.S. and Israeli campaign on Iran, the Houthis had refrained from helping their ally, until Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
He has been fighting a Democratic primary challenge from Brad Lander, New York City’s former comptroller and a close ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
If he had captured Pisa, no one would deny that the Florentines would have had to become his ally.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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American History I
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Excerpt from "The Philosophy of Literary Form" by Kenneth Burke
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