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as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group rival coalitions struggling for control of the party

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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 Republicans are barely questioning whether such a massive transfer of income from average to affluent families could endanger their electoral coalition. Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 27 June 2025 Aquino said her coalition will tell promotores to disclose data-sharing risks so community members can make informed decisions. Kff Health News, Oc Register, 26 June 2025 According to its lawsuit, the coalition requested all San Diego police records about Evans’ arrest and the officers’ use of force as part of a statewide police transparency initiative. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025 The conflict—and America's role in it—has splintered Trump's MAGA coalition, as the movement's isolationist wing stands staunchly opposed to hawkish pro-Trump lawmakers and media figures who favor a more hard-line stance toward Iran. Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for coalition
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  • The set-up encourages two factions who increasingly dislike and fear one another.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
  • The commission said that no Palestinian faction, a reference to Hamas, had taken part in the process.
    Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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  • The alliances people form, the water cooler conversations, the unspoken rules about who gets promoted.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Just this week, the alliance released its first ever Commercial Space Strategy, stressing three goals – leveraging commercial solutions, ensuring continuous access during peace, crisis or conflict and bolstering coherent relationships with the commercial sector.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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  • On July 13, Saturn (the planet of karma and lessons) starts its retrograde cycle in the sign of Aries, with Mercury retrograde joining the party a few days later on the 18th.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • By doing so, the party was able to sidestep a Democratic filibuster and pass the bill with a simple majority.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 1 July 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
  • 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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  • From there, the Rockets bolstered its wing depth by signing Dorian Finney-Smith to a four-year deal to replace Dillon Brooks’ three-and-d production.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • To get the most out of chicken and turkey, gravitate toward the skin, thighs, and wings of the chicken (not the breast).
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 1 July 2025
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  • The budget also preserves Newsom’s plan to provide $750 million to expand the California Film and Television Tax Credit, a proposal supported by Hollywood film studios and unions representing workers in the industry.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates delivered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration yesterday while urging the district officials to prioritize the union’s new $1.5 billion four-year contract and other investments in public education.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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  • The two side boosters returned for a land landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station while the center core stage fell into the ocean.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
  • There's just one bedroom in the Rowan and it's situated at the far end of the home, on the opposite side from the entrance.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
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  • Bwalya had since retired from playing and was now serving as the head of the Zambian soccer federation.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • Saarinen apologised for the error via a formal statement from the Finnish federation.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 21 June 2025

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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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