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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] / əˈli dʒəns /


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Alongside the world's media, a few hundred fans filled the balcony above and quickly made their allegiance known as "Oh Anthony Joshua" rang around the British Airways ARC.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The 27-year-old from Moscow, who switched allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2018 in search of greater support, is the deadliest server on the women’s circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

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 ● Sep. 8, 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 ● Sep. 1, 2026

The kind of allegiance the young student might have given his mother and father only days earlier, he transfers to the teacher, the new figure of authority.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

The crowd had made its allegiances clear after a fiery build-up which included Itauma shoving Hrgovic, the Zagreb man slapping him back and plenty of verbal sparring.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The New York native grew up rooting for the Brooklyn Dodgers before switching allegiances to the Yankees when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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 ● Jun. 18, 2026

Privately, their officials already talk about diversifying their allegiances, and about the necessity of finding ways to live alongside Iran, its neighbour across the water.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

No matter how hard he tried, he never developed any imperishable allegiances to the washed-out, bloodless Marine bases where he had lived for most of his seventeen years.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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