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faction

[fak-shuhn] / ˈfæk ʃən /




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Zin Mar Aung, foreign minister of the self-proclaimed "National Unity Government" in exile, acknowledged losing ethnic faction allies was a blow.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Authorities said Paez, whose monikers include “Carlitos” and “Carlitos Rugrats,” appeared to have named his faction after the Nickelodeon animated series “Rugrats,” a show about a group of toddlers and their day-to-day lives.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

"My dad and one of his shipmates were on the shore and tried to escape. But because they were both injured, they were easily captured by the Communist faction," Bannister said.

From BBC May 29, 2026

It may have represented the end of Massie’s stint in Congress, but it also may represent the coalescing of a new faction in Republican politics.

From Slate May 20, 2026

I may have hated my father for most of my life, but I never hated his faction.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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