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Following the meetings, all three men attended the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who up until his death on July 11 was a staunch supporter of both Ukraine and Israel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The two leaders were in Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Israel and advocate for US aid to Ukraine, who died earlier this month.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Maduro had long been a staunch ally of Cuba.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Paese, who had been a staunch supporter of Ruemmler, pushed back and told Ruemmler her own emails were to blame, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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 WTO's last ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi failed to make meaningful progress on key issues like fisheries and agriculture, member states face even stauncher challenges.

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

Suffice it to say, that never did poor unfortunate meet with a kinder or stauncher comrade.

From The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa by Percy-Groves, J.

That story, published Monday, was too much even for his staunchest backers.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Germany has long been among Israel's staunchest allies, something Berlin has grounded in the country's responsibility for the Holocaust.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

At Granja Elena in Zona Franca, I enjoyed a tomato and scallop tartare that could entice even the staunchest carnivore.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025

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

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