free association
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Palau receives significant US funding under a compact of free association and its citizens have the right to work and study there visa-free.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Greenland’s leaders and polls indicate a preference to remain with Denmark, despite U.S. interest in a compact of free association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
“In the abstract, could it work? Sure,” Robert Riley, a former U.S. ambassador to Micronesia, said of a free association agreement with Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The self-governing Cook Islands remain in "free association" with former colonial ruler New Zealand, which is still involved in areas such as defence and foreign affairs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
His theory was that the problems of many troubled patients rested in forgotten psychic traumas, and through free association and the interpretation of dreams the key to the problems could be unlocked.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
