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Which word(s) did not appear in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance when it was legally adopted in 1942?

allegiance

[uh-lee-juhns] / ษ™หˆli dส’ษ™ns /


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Before Sept. 11 became an argument about war, security, patriotism or political allegiance, it was an encounter with human vulnerability and then human resilience.

From Salon โ— Sep. 8, 2026

Dating a drummer, she switched allegiance from Whitney Houston to Tom Waits and Tori Amos, but the urge to sing remained.

From BBC โ— Sep. 6, 2026

Sweden also summoned the Russian ambassador in Stockholm over the incident, its Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a news conference, citing its allegiance to Germany and Ukraine.

From Barron's โ— Sep. 1, 2026

He grumbled that his allegiance cost him professionally, but the University of London employed him consistently from 1947 onward.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Aug. 14, 2026

Ever since the trip home from our last visit to the prison, we had felt his unspoken allegiance to us.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Murdoch's publications have switched political allegiances throughout the decades, backing the Conservatives in the 1980s and early 90s and switching to Labour in 1997, before returning to the Conservatives in 2010.

From BBC โ— Sep. 23, 2026

Top lawyers have been switching allegiances at an unprecedented pace.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Sep. 12, 2026

Having represented Italy at youth level, he switched allegiances to Australia in May just before the Socceroos announced their squad for the tournament.

From BBC โ— Jul. 24, 2026

Born in France, Wahi switched allegiances to the African nation in March and started in the Ivory Coast's opening 1-0 World Cup Group E victory over Ecuador on Sunday.

From Barron's โ— Jun. 18, 2026

There was Dostum, the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction, who had a reputation for shifting allegiances.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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