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ally

[uh-lahy, al-ahy, uh-lahy] / əˈlaɪ, ˈæl aɪ, əˈlaɪ /


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Pressure on Farage intensified after the Sunday Times reported he had not declared benefits, including staff and security, supplied with help from his long-term ally George Cottrell.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

He swiftly selected Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany and a staunch ally, as acting director of the center.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Devlet Bahceli, a close Erdogan ally and head of the hardline nationalist MHP whose unexpected olive branch to Ocalan kickstarted the process in October 2024, also hailed the vote.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Now, they have another powerfully ally with Blanche on board.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

Germany’s chief ally was Austria-Hungary, an unwieldy empire of several major religions and numerous languages and nationalities, including large numbers of Serbs who wanted to break away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and declare their independence.

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

He said the United States hopes to deploy forces alongside its allies with "operational capability like you saw with the strikes on the drug boats" in the Caribbean and Pacific.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Chan’s campaign and her allies saw it differently.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Fry and his allies have spent just about $1 million and Sanford’s campaign has spent about $640,000.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The winning design - which carries a £3,000 prize - will be filled with thousands of photographs submitted by LGBTQ+ individuals and allies worldwide, "creating one living symbol of Pride", organisers said.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

They were trying to shore up their allies and keep them charging across the bridge.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Darline Graham’s allied super PACs—as well as her campaign—have outspent her rivals.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The original specimens of the sail-backed dinosaur Spinosaurus were destroyed in Munich by an allied bombing raid in 1944.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

El-Fasher was the army's last stronghold in the western region of Darfur until it fell to the RSF and allied Arab militias after 18 months last October.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

For two days, the world's biggest oil exporter Saudi Arabia has reported drone attacks targeting crude facilities that it blamed on Iraqi armed groups allied with Tehran.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

By morning, the small garrison of American and allied forces could only watch as all of West Berlin was sealed off.

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

Analysts anticipate the conservative leader, who championed the legalisation of cannabis, could retain the premiership by again allying with Pheu Thai, now ranked third in surveys.

From Barron's Feb. 7, 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

With Navarro, Foster transforms Danvers into someone more brittle but not lacking in heart, a cornered creature vacillating between allying herself with what’s facing her or turning on it.

From Salon Jan. 14, 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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