Great Britain
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Trade was also at issue in the War of 1812, when the U.S. sided with Napoleonic France in its death struggle with Great Britain.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Iran has dominated this crucial waterway except when in internal disarray or checked by an outside power, namely Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain and, after 1971, the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It would take another 16 years before dots and dashes reliably flowed between Great Britain and North America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Littlewood left Nuffield after the Germany incident and, while the World Championships in China in 2024 was her last canoe polo event for Great Britain, she said you "never really retire".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
K. Fuchs, Lamphere learned, was Klaus Fuchs, a German-born British physicist who joined the Manhattan Project with a team from Great Britain.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
