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Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union’s top official, said she would work to tighten its partnership with Ottawa, a major shift as traditional U.S. allies forge closer ties with each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
You said you were looking forward to spending more alone time with her, presumably to forge a deeper bond.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He added that he hoped his work at the new forge might add a few more to their number.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But one can’t forge an emotional connection where there is no stylistic resonance, no humanity within the text.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
He dropped it into the stone cooling pool in the forge to quench it.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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"But it endures anyway as a tradition that forges character, one that sets us apart from other branches of the armed forces."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Goode’s third, “Monsters of God,” premiering Thursday on HBO, is both a direct descendant and forges a new path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He’s a student of life as much as he is filmmaking, a humanist who forges connections with spectacular sights of the things that frighten and fascinate us the most.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
The firm forges collaborations between its influencers and brands including the Four Seasons hotel chain, retailer Target, clothing company American Eagle and chocolate maker Hu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The armory adjoined the castle smithy, a long high-roofed tunnel of a building with twenty forges built into its walls and long stone water troughs for tempering the steel.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Though political opposites, they have landed on the same side of a fast-growing national backlash: a fight against government surveillance that has forged rare common ground in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A-Baki's close ties with Trump, forged during multiple stints as Ecuador's ambassador to Washington, could help her stand out from a crowded field of eight candidates vying to lead the UN.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The two share a similar cultural background, one forged by migration, changing borders and centuries of history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted, having forged a letter from his parents to say he was 18.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
While ten men worked the bellows, Tehlu forged the great iron wheel.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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“Agency” is wielding power and autonomy in choosing how to live; “belonging” is forging social ties with others; and “cause” is serving a higher purpose.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
McCraney, Geffen Playhouse’s artistic director, said forging a path forward in nonprofit theater without succumbing to commercial pressure to produce only guaranteed hits requires the delicate balance of surfing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ubisoft said it was forging ahead with plans to cut costs: last month, it announced the closure of the Winnipeg and Belgrade studios as well as a restructuring of its Barcelona studio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The millionaire lawyer will take office on August 7 and has pledged to crack down on armed groups, partly by forging military partnerships with the United States and Israel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
How he would feel before forging down a path different from the one his father expected him to take.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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