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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
Between Germany’s new coalition agreement and the country’s recent fiscal U-turn, stimulus is set to soar in Europe’s biggest economy.
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Could a recession evoke feelings of nostalgia, recalling memories of the previous financial crisis, when the economy and labor force endured major damage but at least the international democratic coalition didn’t seem so shaky?
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
The years of bitter debate divided and radicalized the Conservative Party, which governed from 2010 to 2024 with a patchwork of policies on immigration and trade that reflected the unwieldy coalition behind Brexit.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Democrats have pounced on Trump’s tariffs in recent weeks as only boosting prices for consumers and causing international chaos, but much of the labor movement, a key part of the party’s coalition, supports tariffs to some extent to protect their industries from foreign competition.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Could a recession evoke feelings of nostalgia, recalling memories of the previous financial crisis, when the economy and labor force endured major damage but at least the international democratic coalition didn’t seem so shaky?
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
The years of bitter debate divided and radicalized the Conservative Party, which governed from 2010 to 2024 with a patchwork of policies on immigration and trade that reflected the unwieldy coalition behind Brexit.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Democrats have pounced on Trump’s tariffs in recent weeks as only boosting prices for consumers and causing international chaos, but much of the labor movement, a key part of the party’s coalition, supports tariffs to some extent to protect their industries from foreign competition.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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The faction can be traced back to WWE in May 2020, initially established as The Hurt Business, featuring MVP, Lashley, Benjamin, and later Cedric Alexander.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Paxton, a figure in the Texas GOP’s rising far-right faction, has long traded barbs with Cornyn, representative of the state party’s old guard.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some may have felt your intimate needs were not being met or that there’s been a need for revision around trust, vulnerability and alliances.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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SkyTeam updates lounge access rules One of the three major alliances, SkyTeam has updated its lounge access rules for many of its member airlines and airports.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs leads to a dangerous conspiracy, the yadang must fight to survive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Or more commonly known (if it’s commonly known?) as a placenta party.—
Danielle Pergament,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 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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The Bruins have added four transfers in point guard Donovan Dent, wing Jamar Brown and centers Xavier Booker and Steven Jamerson II.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Australian wing Jacob Furphy rounds out the class and is ranked No. 95 in the class by 247Sports.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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The plant closures tore up communities, vaporizing what had been stable union jobs.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Local 2 deserves not only the support of all other union members but also of Chicago residents.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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