staunchest
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When negotiations grew difficult, he could become inflexible, leaving even the bill’s staunchest allies in the Senate feeling slighted, people involved in the process said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Ukraine's staunchest defenders in Washington before his death on 11 July.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
That story, published Monday, was too much even for his staunchest backers.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Germany has long been among Israel's staunchest allies, something Berlin has grounded in the country's responsibility for the Holocaust.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
There was my mom, my staunchest support, whose vigilance had saved me from languishing in a dreary second-grade classroom.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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