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faction

[fak-shuhn] / ˈfæk ʃən /




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The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the needs of businesses and developers, rather than consumers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"My dad and one of his shipmates were on the shore and tried to escape. But because they were both injured, they were easily captured by the Communist faction," Bannister said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

At heart, his criticism of Messrs. Starmer, Streeting and Burnham is that they’re all following this faction or that rather than setting out a coherent program and then working to convince voters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It may have represented the end of Massie’s stint in Congress, but it also may represent the coalescing of a new faction in Republican politics.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

“A flexible personality,” she says, “would probably have aptitude for more than one faction, don’t you agree, Ms. Prior?”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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