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alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /


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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

Veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance performed the necropsy, Fish and Wildlife said in a joint statement with the wildlife alliance and the raptor center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

To reinforce that, alliance forces constantly drill to both test and demonstrate their readiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"I think no one should question the commitment of the United States to this alliance," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Precisely. We don’t land an interstellar ship on a populated planet until open communication or alliance is established. So I came in on a little rocket-boat, and landed on Horden Island.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

Rays of hope are always welcome in this dark era, but there are at least three reasons to think the authors’ case—and the optimistic read on the future of American alliances writ large—has some holes.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

In addition to the alliances above, Joe Lycett was on the TV show Last One Laughing with Rob Beckett.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The geopolitics of the Horn of Africa are fiendishly complex, with shifting alliances and the involvement of many outside actors with conflicting interests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

In war or at a party everyone is wily, intriguing; goals are set and altered; alliances rearranged.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison


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