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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
According to Ruby, seven of the 20 or so churches in G92, a Christian immigrant advocacy coalition in the city, are ready to offer physical sanctuary, though many are avoiding publicity for fear of harassment.
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Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 20 Feb. 2026
Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 20 Feb. 2026
Trevor, how did those campaigns shape coalition politics?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 20 Feb. 2026
Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 20 Feb. 2026
Trevor, how did those campaigns shape coalition politics?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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Though the agreement was widely celebrated, the prospects for peace were quickly questioned because the deal didn’t include all warring factions.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Security analyst David Saucedo told CNN that such a scenario was highly likely – and warned that even if factions in the cartel could come to an agreement, that still might not rule out the possibility of further violence.—
Sol Amaya,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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The level and duration of violence depend on a few factors, such as whether there was a succession plan and what kind of alliances are in place with other cartels.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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Israel’s technological dominance must be leveraged to anchor alliances and shape global supply chains.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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But the party’s narrow control of both chambers makes that a heavy lift.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Athletes just flood the zone and the party begins.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Even in contemporary political and intellectual discourse, there remains an attachment to a particular stupid southern conservatism, the ideocratic confederacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The conflict escalated into full-scale war between the U.S. Army and a confederacy of tribes led by Miami chief Little Turtle and Shawnee chief Blue Jacket to decide who would keep Ohio.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Nov. 2025
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Two of the others, Fer Lopez and Jhon Arias, are no long at Molineux, wing-backs Jackson Tchatchoua and David Moller Wolfe have not nailed down regular starting places and the sixth, striker Tolu Arokodare, was at the centre of the other defining moment of yesterday’s game.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Even while in the hospital, Lamb got in his daily 10,000 steps by circling the halls of the cardiac wing.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Teachers and their unions have long drawn the ire of Republicans for providing large sums of cash to liberal political committees and for allegedly pushing students to the Left.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The union agreed to abide by the ruling of the arbitrator, who sided with the owners on the disparaging nature of the public report card releases.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Instead, production took place at Tompkins Square Park, on the east side of Manhattan, which more resembles Battery Park in the ’90s.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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The two sides have reported differing casualty figures.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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For all the federation’s failings, Kuper remains a passionate follower of World Cup soccer.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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As of Sunday, the Mexican soccer federation had not announced any changes to that match.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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