third force
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Soon, it becomes clear that he sees the United States as that third force, a conviction that will cost him dearly.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023
The former prime minister leads the Perikatan Nasional bloc, which has emerged as a third force in Malaysia.
From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2022
The third force that could push us to change our way of life is a heightened awareness of isolation.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
The party went on to win seats and became a third force in British politics in alliance with the Liberals in the 1983 and 1987 general elections.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2018
A third force lay within the sphere of the Renaissance itself, in the narrower meaning of the term.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various