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republic

[ri-puhb-lik] / rɪˈpʌb lɪk /


NOUN
nation
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Pakistan's powerful army chief arrived in Tehran on Friday, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Traffic through the strait since the start of the war has depended on nationality, with Iran saying on Monday that countries complying with US sanctions against the Islamic republic would face difficulties crossing.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The Wall Street Journal said he had told national security officials to prepare for a long blockade to compel the Islamic republic to give up its nuclear programme.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The world’s most powerful republic finds the elderly monarch more congenial than the prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

In a January 1865 speech in the House, Garfield said, “This body of slavery lies before us among the dead enemies of the republic, mortally wounded, impotent in its fiendish wickedness.”

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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