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alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /


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After his mayoral defeat, Becerra’s focus returned to Washington, where an alliance with another powerful Californian was a boon to his career on Capitol Hill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of NATO's Atlantic alliance military committee, posted to X extending "deepest condolences" to those who lost family and wishing a "full recovery to all the injured."

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

But in Thuringia’s 1924 state elections, the Social Democrats lost to a conservative-nationalist alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This allows any member of the military alliance to request consultations with its allies if it believes its territorial integrity or security is threatened.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mataoka lived in the central town of the Powhatan alliance, a small empire in tidewater Virginia; she was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the emperor.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"Those alliances and the way that the world sees us are crucial to us."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

After World War II, the U.S. increasingly relied on military alliances, overseas bases, trade and international institutions to project power.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

They’re correct that America’s alliances have weathered struggles before.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Since World War II, America has fostered economic and military relations, trading with more than 100 nations and forming more than 50 military alliances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There can be alliances even in such places, even under such circumstances.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


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