republic
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In 1800, John Adams handed power to his bitter rival Thomas Jefferson, establishing the peaceful transfer between parties that defines our republic.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
In Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas, where the King is head of state, the conversation about becoming a republic has significant support.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
From the beginning of the republic, they were carried out in town squares across the country.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
For decades, Western powers have accused the Islamic republic of seeking nuclear weapons, a claim that Tehran categorically denies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The leaders of the five former Soviet republics held talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House in November last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The spreadsheet shows that Suozzi shared his table with four guests invited by Doug Burleigh, a longtime Fellowship leader focused on Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Nineteen countries showed up in Davos for the Board's inauguration from all corners of the compass - from Argentina to Azerbaijan, from former Soviet republics to Gulf kingdoms.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Most Spanish American republics had ended slavery or implemented gradual emancipation measures as early as 1811, with final abolition in place by the mid-1850s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
By that time, the Soviet Union had dissolved, and the largest of its republics became the country of Russia once again.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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Vocabulary lists containing republic
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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