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staunch

[stawnch, stahnch] / stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ /


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He swiftly selected Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany and a staunch ally, as acting director of the center.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, for years a staunch supporter of settlers, said there was "no excuse for such thuggish behaviour".

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

He won a seat in Congress in 2022, the same year he and Emily Moreno—whose father is Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, a staunch Trump ally—married at one of Trump’s golf clubs.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

He issued a no-bid contract to a company that botched the renovation, according to staunch Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

It was a time of quiet departures, of the sifting away of all that was not staunch against winter.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Two years after the last ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi failed to make meaningful progress on key issues like fisheries and agriculture, member states face even stauncher challenges this time.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

However, the source said Reeker tried to get the agency to issue a stauncher defense of Yovanovitch.

From Reuters Oct. 26, 2019

He conceived it as an alternative to 4chan, one with an even stauncher commitment to anything-goes content moderation.

From The New Yorker Sep. 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia and the U.S. strongly backed Hadi, and the new president proved a stauncher ally to the U.S. than Saleh in the fight against al-Qaida’s branch in the country.

From Time Mar. 22, 2015

Alexandre Dumas, than whom no stauncher friend ever existed who would have willingly risked his own life to save that of Dujarrier, had to decline the mission suggested by his son.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

That story, published Monday, was too much even for his staunchest backers.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Some of those countries, such as Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, are now some of the alliance’s staunchest members.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress as one of Donald Trump's staunchest defenders.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

To win over the staunchest sceptics, Tuesday's talks will cover a range of "flexibilities" for member states, including letting countries count carbon credits purchased to finance projects outside Europe.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

“Well, your father’s on the board of directors and Henry’s one of the staunchest members.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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