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federation

[fed-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən /


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“We don’t understand how some shipowners are still taking their vessels there, exposing seafarers. It’s absolutely unacceptable,” said Mohamed Arrachedi, who handles requests from seafarers in the Arab world and Iran for the federation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And the Iranian football federation said earlier this month it was "negotiating" with Fifa to relocate the country's World Cup matches from the US to Mexico.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Morocco’s federation, which had formally protested the result, said that it “never intended to challenge the sporting performance of the teams,” but didn’t deny that it was hoping for this very outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"After the game, unfortunately, the Australian police came and intervened, removing one or two of the players from the hotel, according to the news we have," federation boss Mehdi Taj said on Iranian state television.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The alliance could then manage Indigenous lands as a federation.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz