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Healey was a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia and made several trips to the country to meet President Zelensky.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

His parents both worked for the government and his father, a member of the security services, had always been a staunch defender of the Communist regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

But any relationship with China is also a balancing act, especially for a staunch US ally like Japan.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Swaying him was a tall order; a staunch opponent of match races and big purses, he was likely to come out against the plan.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

Next day the detachment of the 44th which had guarded an exposed position had to be withdrawn, ceding the post of honour to the stauncher sepoys.

From The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Forbes, Archibald

“He became one of my staunchest supporters and schooled me on whom I could trust and whom I could never turn my back on.”

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Poland and Lithuania are among the staunchest supporters of Kyiv in the European Union, and both have recently supplied hundreds of generators to the war-torn country.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

Poland and Denmark rank among Ukraine’s staunchest wartime allies and are now looking to Kyiv for support.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, is among the staunchest proponents of this idea, as are right-wing luminaries such as Tucker Carlson.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025

Al-though he could have been a prime minister of South Africa, he became one of the bravest and staunchest friends of the freedom struggle that I have ever known.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela