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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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The unannounced trip sends a strong signal to his oil-rich Saudi ally as Riyadh comes under near-daily attack.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Other countries reeled in shock at the punitive levies imposed on their vital trade with a country they had once seen as a friend and ally.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

James Acaster, her reluctant fellow traitor, was also happy with their choice of ally.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

He is a longtime surrogate and ally, so it isn’t entirely surprising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Time became his ally, as inside the prison memories slowly faded of Blake's treachery outside the walls, and Wormwood Scrubs came to view George Blake as a helpful and harmless middle-aged man.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The United States and allies warned in July that North Korean workers were using AI tools to further obscure their true identities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

They land on the opposition, and occasionally on allies, including the person for whom he is campaigning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Tribal members and allies formed a group, the Kinest’e Community Coalition, to have a say in the project, protect sacred sites and ultimately reroute the trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Hitler immediately turned around and made a treaty with Japan and Italy, creating his own group of allies known as the “Axis” powers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

The fighting around Lalibela has involved the army and an Amhara militia that has allied with Tigrayan fighters.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

By forcing adversaries to burn through expensive interceptors, the incoming swarms can exhaust allied air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

To a certain extent, Conant was bluffing, for the rising concern in Washington and the scientific community about a possible German bomb made an allied effort seem imperative, regardless of the prospects of success.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

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

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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