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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On Easter eve, Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) hawking his latest product: a $60 Bible which includes not only the Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance, but Miranda rights.
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William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
The general session opened with a prayer after the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
City Clerk Alexandria Bingham was ready with her clipboard, and a city audiovisual tech had his camera running when the group gathered to say the Pledge of Allegiance, although no flag was in sight.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
The ceremony will include a flyover, a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, a bagpipes rendition of Amazing Grace, a wreath laying, rifle salute and speeches, officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
In early 2023, Trump allies began producing a track of the inmates singing the national anthem, mixed with a recording of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
At seven, everyone stood, faced the flag, and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
In one of the trailer’s most chilling moments, the president recites the Pledge of Allegiance while tanks and bombs demolish entire buildings with no regard for the sky-rocketing casualties.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
And on the flip side, all of the children knew how to say the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish.
—Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
The general session opened with a prayer after the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
City Clerk Alexandria Bingham was ready with her clipboard, and a city audiovisual tech had his camera running when the group gathered to say the Pledge of Allegiance, although no flag was in sight.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
The ceremony will include a flyover, a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, a bagpipes rendition of Amazing Grace, a wreath laying, rifle salute and speeches, officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
In early 2023, Trump allies began producing a track of the inmates singing the national anthem, mixed with a recording of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
At seven, everyone stood, faced the flag, and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
In one of the trailer’s most chilling moments, the president recites the Pledge of Allegiance while tanks and bombs demolish entire buildings with no regard for the sky-rocketing casualties.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
And on the flip side, all of the children knew how to say the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish.
—Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
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