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Which country did Germany attempt to ally with against the United States during World War I?

ally

[uh-lahy, al-ahy, uh-lahy] / Ι™ΛˆlaΙͺ, ˈæl aΙͺ, Ι™ΛˆlaΙͺ /


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After hours of discussions, Beltoungou, a close Wagner ally, agreed to help Prigozhin move gold to international markets by issuing documents identifying it as government property, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

She endorsed Bass, an ally, for reelection and then abruptly and surprisingly announced that she was running against her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

British-based Lord Ashcroft Polls found that only 25% of Canadians consider America an ally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Another source I spoke to was "eaten alive by anxiety" over the investigation and baffled that Germany, a close ally of Ukraine, was even pursuing prosecution.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In her heart, she was his silent ally, a fifth columnist, in Bull’s inveterate assaults on the trellised escutcheons of the Old South that Lillian shoved in front of him.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He called on allies to pressure Moscow to "stop this."

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Up to 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers are estimated to have been killed between 1945 and 1975, during wars involving former colonial power France, and then the United States as well as its allies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Katie Zacharia’s first briefing leaves some Trump allies wondering how she will tackle the high-profile job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Raman and Bass were once political allies, campaigning together in 2024 as Raman faced a tough reelection fight in a district stretching from Silver Lake to the San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Elizebeth and the FBI ought to have been natural allies.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It’s important to say that these are collaborations. In and of myself, I’m probably going to fail, but allied with talented people I have a better chance,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

For years, forces allied to the U.A.E. had operated on Perim Island and the surrounding area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

This may help explain why protecting allied governments appears to have become such an important part of Russia's regional strategy.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Belief was not about reason, he concluded: “Belief allied to instinct.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The Indian National Congress leader Subhas Chandra Bose was convinced that allying with Japan offered India its best chance at ending British rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Daglo worked for years for Bashir before allying with Burhan to overthrow him in 2019 as part of Sudan's revolution.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 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


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