nonbelligerent
Example Sentences
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The issue is sensitive for the U.S. government, which has cast itself as a nonbelligerent friend to the government in Kyiv as it fights for its sovereignty and survival.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023
Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2017
Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced that the U.S., despite its frequent declarations of neutrality, would "respond to requests for assistance from nonbelligerent friends in the area who feel threatened by the conflict."
From Time Magazine Archive
No doubt he hoped the U.S. would remember his friendly gesture of declaring the U.S. a nonbelligerent.
From Time Magazine Archive
On paper, Washington's indictment of Franco as the nonbelligerent lackey of Hitler and Mussolini was damning and determined.
From Time Magazine Archive
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