alliance
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The war in Iraq was a tragically misguided venture that tested the Western alliance more than 20 years ago.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
In a news conference, Carney called the new Canada-EU alliance a “positive process” and said no one would dictate his country’s partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
An even tighter Canadian-EU alliance, covering far more sectors than trade alone, would continue a recent trend of both parties to form new association agreements around the world.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Carney has said he is seeking a "unique alliance" with the bloc and was pressed Tuesday for details on what that might include.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Lucy Stone was among those shocked at the alliance between the suffragists and the bigoted Train.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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From oil prices to regional alliances, the six-month-old conflict has defied expectations and unsteadied the global balance of power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
But concrete benefits of the group are uncertain, he said, as "in times of crisis, these alliances have rarely allowed Iran to resolve its difficulties".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
But alliances can withstand a lot of friction—physical proximity alone probably makes a wholesale U.S.-Canada divorce impossible—and escalation isn’t guaranteed.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
While the majority of its public supports a nuclear South Korea, the government has argued that acquiring the bomb is unnecessary and even harmful to the country's network of alliances.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The witches were a great power in those latitudes, and the alliances they made were costly but valuable.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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