ally
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But this week’s confrontation with Israel, the first time Iran engaged in direct hostilities in defense of an ally, represents a significant shift, said Sadegh Larijani, head of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It was viewed as a test of the prime minister's push to deepen ties with the West while facing mounting economic pressure from Russia, its largest trading partner and traditional ally.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Chemezov has been a close Putin ally since the 1980s, when they worked together as KGB officers in what was then East Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
UFC chief and Trump ally Dana White has cited Washington's infamous insect population as a potential problem for the open-air fights.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
It hadn’t occurred to me that she’d been hoping for an ally and then didn’t get one.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing ally
American History I
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Excerpt from "The Philosophy of Literary Form" by Kenneth Burke
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