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as in alliance
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
preservationists formed a coalition with the theater owners to preserve these historic structures
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Recent Examples of coalition
Earlier on Friday, a coalition of 16 states sued the Trump administration over the withholding of grants that cover the direct costs of medical research, arguing that those, too, had been suspended, leaving research in those states in more explicit jeopardy.
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Zach Montague, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Groups are forming coalitions, developing organizational structures, testing the waters locally.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Modern warfare requires advanced AI and real-time data analytics to integrate mission-critical capabilities for countering threats across the many U.S. and coalition platforms.
—Toni Townes-Whitley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Three Brotherhood Alliance – a coalition of three ethnic resistance groups: the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army – likewise agreed to a temporary truce.
—Tharaphi Than, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Zach Montague, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Groups are forming coalitions, developing organizational structures, testing the waters locally.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Modern warfare requires advanced AI and real-time data analytics to integrate mission-critical capabilities for countering threats across the many U.S. and coalition platforms.
—Toni Townes-Whitley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Three Brotherhood Alliance – a coalition of three ethnic resistance groups: the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army – likewise agreed to a temporary truce.
—Tharaphi Than, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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With little commonality between the two factions, politics has metastasized into a winner-takes-all where, ultimately, both sides lose.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The once sturdy alliance between the Democratic communities in Hobart Township fractured Thursday as the Hobart Township Board voted to pull out of a New Chicago town complex project at 122 Huber Blvd.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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His apparent alliance with Trump was not his first link with a president.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Recruit followed Owen Hendricks (Centineo), a CIA lawyer, who becomes involved in massive international conflicts with dangerous parties after an asset tries to expose their relationship to the agency.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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The outlet reported that Sanchez had two engagement parties – one in Beverly Hills and another in Positano, Italy.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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All-Star wing Jalen Williams finished with 16 points but on 4-of-14 shooting to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Knicks settled on running more offense through Anunoby and Bridges, the pair of wings who kept the offense humming with the All-Star and captain out due to injury.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wolff has remained friendly with Max’s father, Jos, and there have been brief moments where a union seemed possible, notably amid the uncertainty at Red Bull early last year.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite that, the engineering union hopes to expedite the usually lengthy process to rule on unfair labor practices and get a decision from the board before July.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This April 3, 2025, photo taken at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shows fragments of the Japanese Zero fighter that a kamikaze pilot flew into the side of the USS Missouri during the Battle of Okinawa on April 11, 1945.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Jersey City Police Department is taking the lead on the investigation since the helicopter crashed on the Jersey City side of the river, Fulop told WABC on Thursday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Last year, exports of Swiss watches to the region were valued at 3.8 billion francs, or $4.3 billion, an increase of 622 percent in 25 years, according to figures published by the Swiss watch federation.—
Nazanin Lankarani,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The neighborhood federation then appealed again to the city council, which voted 5-0 on March 19 to support the appeal and overturn the zoning decision, with less than two weeks to go before the April 1 start of citywide trash collection under the new hauler.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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