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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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On the streets, large crowds representing the country’s hard-line factions have rallied daily in support of the regime and against any agreement with Washington that would place Iran in a position of defeat.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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That division was visible earlier this week when plans for a second round of talks in Islamabad collapsed after Iranian officials failed to confirm participation and instead introduced new preconditions under pressure from hard-line factions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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European aerospace and defense has seen an investment boom in recent years, with regional leaders and the NATO military alliance committing to ramping up spending on security.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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As businesses increasingly seek to digitize physical assets, the Wiliot-Velociti alliance positions itself as a primary engine for creating more autonomous, intelligent supply chains that can think and react in real time.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
21 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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Left-wing critics of tactical triangulation have maintained that this can be seen only as collaboration with evil.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Other non-disabled males mostly bit downward onto an opponent’s neck, while Bruce mostly engaged in forward thrusts and targeted the back, head, wings, and legs of his opponents.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Newsom could close the chronic deficits by raising taxes, and that’s the preferred remedy for many legislators and interest groups, particularly unions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Sheridan School District and the union representing its educators reached a tentative deal Thursday night to end the longest teachers strike in recent Colorado history.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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For the past four months, advocates have waged campaigns for boosting the spending side of the ledger.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But to not get any help in the first round on the offensive side of the ball?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Persian Empire spanned three continents and was a diverse, multifarious federation of many tribes, ethnicities, and religious identities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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The federation and the Liga MX, Mexico’s top league, have simply asked fans before matches not to do it.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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