alliances

Example Sentences

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In the meantime, geopolitics are pushing a rethink of alliances and scrambling what “geopolitically aligned” actually looks like.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

At the same time, she gets poor marks from her council colleagues, her progressive allies and community leaders in Politics 101: Working with others, forging alliances and listening to other points of view.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Because the big takeaway, ultimately far more significant than any regime change or reshuffling of alliances, is that the president has unintentionally kicked off a global race to renewable energy.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Militarily, the U.S. still has a formidable presence in the Pacific, with alliances in the region that pose a major counterweight to China’s strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Each hamlet was involved in a kaleidoscopically changing pattern of war and shifting alliances with all neighboring hamlets, regardless of whether the neighbors were Foré or speakers of a different language.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond