How to Use federation in a Sentence

federation

noun
  • But the federation isn’t playing the heavy here, though.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Few people saw that skill set taking her to the top of the federation, though.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023
  • For that, the Spanish federation called her a liar and threatened to sue.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The federation, on the other hand, is not required in the city’s charter.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The federation did not so much as back him as follow him down the rabbit hole.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In the end, then, the only surprise was that the French soccer federation, the F.F.F., waited so long.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The federation said she was known for her love of horses and work ethic.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 May 2023
  • And what on earth is federation even going to look like?
    Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 2 May 2023
  • The federation has since been granted funding by the city.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2023
  • And so, there’ll be lots of other federations out there.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The men and women will also pool the prize money from both the men's and women's World Cups and divide it at 45% each, with a 10% cut for the federation.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The four brothers were key figures in the Sinaloa federation until a bitter split with Guzmán in 2008.
    Tim Golden, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Yes, the Canadians have been at odds with their federation over pay issues and the stress of that surely took its toll.
    USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The federation reached an equal pay deal with female players in May 2022.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And at times like these, the federation sticks together.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The city grant is the federation’s primary source of funding.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Mexico was eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup and its federation is a mess, but the U.S. team has its own problems.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • When Montoya complained to the press, her country’s federation denied her a spot on the Summer Olympics squad in 2016.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • So in an official letter to FIFA, the federation made the case that a tying goal in the eighth minute of stoppage time shouldn’t have been ruled out for offside.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Even with the game with Japan looming, the Spanish federation acceded to the players’ request.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • This multipart series explores the exploitation of women, the health risks to athletes and the man who runs the largest federations in the United States.
    Alice Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • The former president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, has been ruled unfit to hold any job in the sport in Spain for at least three years.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The federation anticipates flowers to be one of the top gifts, behind cards and candy.
    Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Nigeria’s players were squabbling with their coaching staff and federation as well, and less than a week before the World Cup, there were fears this game might not be played.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • The Canadian women are at odds with their federation over pay.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 19 July 2023
  • Given the fights numerous teams, men’s and women’s, have had with their federations to get money that’s owed them, FIFA needs to stay on top of this.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
  • Bluesky will also open the floodgates for federation early next year.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The federation had asked EA to pay $1 billion for exclusive rights to its brand, according to rumors.
    Monica Chin, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But by Saturday evening, that post had been removed from the federation's website.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Canada did not want to show its federation logo and was opposed to playing at this week’s SheBelieves Cup.
    Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023

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