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alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /


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Former Dutch PM Rutte has been encouraging members of the alliance not to defer spending increases until the last minute.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

They formed an unlikely alliance with Abe Connally, a retired computer programmer and Democrat who had already mapped 25 Flock cameras in the county.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The war in Iraq was a tragically misguided venture that tested the Western alliance more than 20 years ago.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

Von der Leyen said it was time to move from cooperation based on trade to a broader "alliance for the future" and "bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible".

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

However, in 1784, they turned to Spanish Florida for an alliance they hoped would stop the flow of squatters.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Mistral has been shoring up its network of alliances lately.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

And are these shifts leaving America's extraordinary global network of alliances vulnerable?

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

But concrete benefits of the group are uncertain, he said, as "in times of crisis, these alliances have rarely allowed Iran to resolve its difficulties".

From Barron's Aug. 29, 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

Before the arrival of Europeans, North America was indeed a “continent of villages,” as some historians have called it, but it was also a continent of nations and alliances among nations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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