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But he also wrote in the Times: "Our relationship with the US will remain critical as our most important defence and security ally."

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

One ally describes this as one of Burnham's trademarks, telling me he was a "brilliant leader of teams, and that included Conservative and Lib Dem council leaders".

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

That demonstrated to the White House and top administration officials that the U.A.E. is a reliable ally, an American official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Even though he’s now in the main cast, viewers should keep their expectations low on Kripke suddenly becoming a true ally or friend to Stuart, Denise and Bert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

They feared that an Austrian war against Serbia might set off a deadly chain reaction, pulling in other nations, such as Serbia’s ally, Russia.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

"It's because your allies are bombing us," Yegor, who asked his name to be changed, told AFP journalists.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

There were tears from some of Sir Keir's closest allies, with the outgoing PM thanking his staff who he said had been "prepared to walk through fire for me".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The importance of the U.S. was underscored by jets that flew in Tuesday’s parade: A number were U.S. aircraft—F-35s and F-16s—in the arsenals of European allies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Behind such disagreements are more fundamental doubts among a number of European allies about the wisdom of moving away from U.S. technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Farmer and Goldfarb were allies in wanting as much as possible for treating inmates.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

But when summits become a venue for essentially undermining allied assurance and adversary deterrence, their utility diminishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The ambiguity in the lyrics allied to the familiar, easy melody, Harrison believes, allows fans to "express an outpouring of love without necessarily specifying what it's towards".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“The main objective here really is to make the American and allied supply chain for these critical minerals more robust and more resilient,” David Fitzgerald, the deputy undersecretary of the Army, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Belarus, which borders Ukraine and NATO's eastern flank countries, is closely allied with Russia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

During the first three decades after the Treaty of Paris was signed, allied Indigenous nations in the Ohio Country and the southern states were involved in several struggles to resist settler encroachment.

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

But the MEK was long considered a terrorist group by Washington and enjoys little support inside Iran, where it is reviled for allying with Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the devastating 1980-88 war.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Such was Francis’ astonishing international popularity that many politicians of all stripes tried to trade on it, allying themselves with his causes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

Additionally, Brics enables India to advance its core foreign policy principle of strategic autonomy, whereby it aims to balance relations with a wide spectrum of geopolitical players, without formally allying with any of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

By the time the first Spanish missionaries arrived in the 14th century, at least seven different groups were trading, marrying, allying, and fighting with one another in a complex political network.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024

Only twelve years ago, the rebels were at the height of their power, allying themselves with the Tribes and the king of Marinn.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir