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alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /


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Nirvana had made this small corporate alliance permissible a couple of years earlier, finding a loophole as Cobain wore a T-shirt that read “Corporate Magazines Still Suck” on their Rolling Stone cover.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Japan’s U.S. alliance, meanwhile, has come under pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the whole alliance, which includes the US, stood "in full solidarity with Germany".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

"We are also working on a roadmap regarding the processes of joining the alliance," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Hardly surprisingly, the alliance did not last, and, following defeats of the English Navy by the Dutch, after 1672 France was left alone to invade The Netherlands.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Albanese said Australia's upgrading of security ties in the Pacific had been "extraordinary", after the country signed defence alliances with Papua New Guinea and Fiji, and a security and economic deal with Vanuatu.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

As Carney noted: "We cannot depend on traditional alliances when the rules of the game have fundamentally changed."

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But alliances can withstand a lot of friction—physical proximity alone probably makes a wholesale U.S.-Canada divorce impossible—and escalation isn’t guaranteed.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

To counter the growing threat across Fae territories, Prythian’s fractured Night Court must overcome internal rifts and recent betrayals to restore former alliances.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

I spent my days devising new strategies for capture-the- flag and making alliances with the other cabins to keep the banner out of Ares’s hands.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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