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Which country did Germany attempt to ally with against the United States during World War I?

ally

[uh-lahy, al-ahy, uh-lahy] / əˈlaɪ, ˈæl aɪ, əˈlaɪ /


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Kremlev saw a potential ally in President Trump.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Saudi Arabia, an energy kingpin and important U.S. military ally, has few safe routes remaining to export its oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The force is also looking into donations given to the party by Fiona Cottrell, mother of longstanding Farage ally George Cottrell, as well as a company controlled by its deputy leader Richard Tice.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The show famously had an early ally in Lucille Ball, who, through her Desilu Productions, helped usher “Star Trek” through two pilots before NBC picked it up.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

He had to make it an ally of the diagnostic process—everything medical needed to be viewed in the context of religious beliefs and social practices.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Amid a record-breaking wave of anti-trans legislation, Sam Rypinski’s gender-neutral Everybody Gym offers a vital sanctuary for queer athletes and allies in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

He was tricked into surrendering when he mistook Ukrainian soldiers for his Russian allies.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Zelensky also repeated his call for Ukraine's allies to provide more interceptor missiles to fend off Russian air attacks.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

This month, more than 5,000 Jewish public figures and allies — including several UC professors — signed an open letter opposing the accusation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

It was not enough for him to have made the Church powerful and to have alienated his allies, for since he coveted the Kingdom of Naples, he divided it with the King of Spain.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Another person allied with Bass contacted Fight Agency last month about working for the Bass campaign, Mikail said, which the firm declined.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Washington and Seoul have conducted joint military exercises since the 1950s as a deterrent against North Korean aggression and a signal of allied readiness.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Darline Graham’s allied super PACs—as well as her campaign—have outspent her rivals.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Federal support could accelerate high-performance processor design, software tools and security while ensuring government-backed chips are fabricated, packaged and tested in the U.S. or allied countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

And so those emperors who had need of extraordinary support because of their newness in power allied themselves with the soldiers rather than the people.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Indian National Congress leader Subhas Chandra Bose was convinced that allying with Japan offered India its best chance at ending British rule.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Analysts anticipate the conservative leader, who championed the legalisation of cannabis, could retain the premiership by again allying with Pheu Thai, now ranked third in surveys.

From Barron's Feb. 7, 2026

Additionally, Brics enables India to advance its core foreign policy principle of strategic autonomy, whereby it aims to balance relations with a wide spectrum of geopolitical players, without formally allying with any of them.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2024

By the time the first Spanish missionaries arrived in the 14th century, at least seven different groups were trading, marrying, allying, and fighting with one another in a complex political network.

From Science Magazine Jun. 3, 2024

For the other nations in the confederacy, the benefits of allying with either side were not clear-cut.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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