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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
The coalition also lamented that Measure ULA is not moving fast enough.
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City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Equally troubling was the failure to build an international coalition before initiating hostilities.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Dollison was initially slated to be the Wheel coalition's candidate for state land commissioner, but opted to run for state representative.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Equally troubling was the failure to build an international coalition before initiating hostilities.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Dollison was initially slated to be the Wheel coalition's candidate for state land commissioner, but opted to run for state representative.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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The Metros are one of the factions of the Gulf Cartel, weakened over the course of the last decade following the capture of their leaders.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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New Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has endorsed the talks but his relative silence and non-visibility have created space for Iran’s various internal factions to disagree over the way forward.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The plan, conveyed through mediators in Pakistan to break a stalemate with Washington, calls for extending the ceasefire so the parties can work toward a permanent end to the fighting, Axios said.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Minaj will attend as a guest of Fox News, which is also throwing its own VIP party before Saturday's official dinner, Fox confirmed to USA TODAY.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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However, a pro-Union group headed toward Arizona to stop this forward movement of the confederacy.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Wainfleet area falls within the traditional homeland of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora peoples — the Haudenosaunee.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The likelihood is that Drury will be seeking a scoring RW (or center, in which case Miller could shift to wing) to upgrade at least one position in the top six.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Beyond game day wings, customers can expect pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and salads, among other classic bar bites.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the time that the strike started, union officials said that the district imposed a cap on healthcare contributions, enforced pay cuts and proposed increasing class sizes.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The union this week was pushing for a one-time $4,000 bonus for its members, but not a permanent increase.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to court documents, the suspect pulled an eyebrow razor from her left pocket and began slashing the second female victim, causing a cut across the left side of her face.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In an indication of how fraught the situation is with Iran’s participation in the World Cup, representatives from the Iranian soccer federation were denied entry into Canada this week.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Advertisement Economiesuisse, Switzerland’s largest business federation, has also objected to the proposal, warning that limiting immigration could lead to labor shortages especially for healthcare, research and service industries that depend on foreign labor.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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