confederacy
Example Sentences
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“This was one way of shifting enslaved labor from agriculture to industry, a necessity for the confederacy during the Civil War,” says Lichtenstein.
When Sam Nia and his wife arrived at their hotel in Nuuk, they were welcomed into a confederacy of stranded tourists whose flights had been unable to get out for days.
The federal government entered into three treaties that affirmed the confederacy’s sovereignty and ownership over much of the northern part of New York state.
From Seattle Times
Known as “Lament for Confederation,” it was a landmark moment in First Nations history, calling out the meaning of the confederacy and the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples.
From Seattle Times
This confederacy of society’s richest and most powerful people is determined to ruin Benny’s life.
From Los Angeles Times
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