republic

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This republic requires men and women to do long-form deliberation, serious thinking, honest humility and daily striving.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“They’re afraid that drones can fly over Red Square,” he said at a diplomatic summit in Armenia, an ex-Soviet republic that has traditionally been in Moscow’s sphere in influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But despite the overwhelming might of the US military, the Islamic republic has blocked the Strait of Hormuz -- a global trade artery used to transport a fifth of the world's oil and gas.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

He emphasised that it is "the norm, not exception" that there is closed-door debate within the top echelons of the Islamic republic, especially at a time of such stress.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The imperatives of their collaboration, plus the need to present a united front against the Federalists, took precedence over their incompatible notions of where sovereignty resided in the American republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis