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plural of wing

as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group the conservative wing of the party

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wing

as in flies

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter

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The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
There are also numerous other factions within the country that Israel could view as a potential threat, including remnants of Islamic State, potentially rejuvenated by the departure of Assad.

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

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