the Pledge of Allegiance

noun phrase

US
: a formal promise of loyalty to the United States that groups of people say together

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State Superintendent Ryan Walters initially required specific bibles that included the full text of the U.S. Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance, and more. Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Oct. 2024 The bidding documents also specify that the Bibles include both the Old Testament and New Testament, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Bill of Rights. Ken Miller, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024 The bidding documents also specify that the Bibles include the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Bill of Rights. Ken Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024 The only women to take the stage performed ceremonial roles: Miss Montana, Kaylee Wolfensberger, sang the national anthem; Christi Jacobsen, the secretary of state, led the Pledge of Allegiance. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Pledge of Allegiance 

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