republic

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The soldier, a native of the ex-Soviet republic of Uzbekistan who gave his name only as Bakhtiyor, said he walked 13 miles circuitously to reach a point located 4 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“They’re afraid that drones can fly over Red Square,” he said at a diplomatic summit in Armenia, an ex-Soviet republic that has traditionally been in Moscow’s sphere in influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Since the 1979 revolution which established the Islamic republic, such imagery has served as a medium to reflect ideology and collective memory.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

A former Soviet republic, Turkmenistan used to export gas exclusively to Russia until 2009, when a diplomatic spat with Moscow accelerated a pivot towards Beijing.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis