coalitions

plural of coalition

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Recent Examples of coalitions Experienced leaders can contribute by convening people, mobilizing resources, building coalitions and turning ideas into execution. Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Major technology companies formed coalitions to start testing this advanced AI in order to prepare. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 Even if many of the parties form coalitions as the electoral law encourages, the electoral council is still tasked with vetting, accrediting and overseeing potentially thousands of election day monitors while ensuring the integrity of the vote. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Herrera, who died in 2019, helped create coalitions of support for immigrants. Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026 For a long time, such coalitions tended to pull tepid critics of Israel towards public support for the ethnostate. Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Science advocacy groups and scientific journals led the way, and higher education coalitions, professional societies, elite research universities, and individual researchers followed. Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026 Graham’s death deprives the Senate of not only a reliable Republican vote, but also a negotiator who often helped assemble coalitions on national security issues, judicial nominations, and budget legislation. Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026 And evolving coalitions of philanthropic groups, businesses, and individual citizens are stepping up to meet the need. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalitions
Noun
  • Whoever wins will need to bring splintered factions back into the fold to beat Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever consensus the pair share, however, is split by the different factions supporting them.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Since 1949, Beijing has signed only two formal alliances—with North Korea and the Soviet Union—and both proved costly.
    Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This deployment, vital for homeland defense and strengthening alliances, showcased advanced capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors displayed multiple pictures of Callan at the time of his autopsy to the parties and jury, though they were not shown on camera.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In 70 to 80 percent of the cases heard by the London Court of International Arbitration, both parties are foreign.
    Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The party’s endorsement that could show up on millions of mailers sent to voters and gives the measure momentum headed into a similar vote at a gathering of 1,300 unions at the California Federation of Labor Unions on Tuesday.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The company's clashes with unions date back years, with battles over employment status, arbitration proceedings, working conditions, and more rendering it a marquee villain in the eyes of labor advocates.
    Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • My current favorites are the wings with housemade ramen powder and the seasonal flatbread with Brentwood corn and ramps.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Blue morphos flashed their bright wings before disappearing among the plants, while guests gathered around the emergence chamber to look for new butterflies and moths drying their wings.
    Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Regional football federations in both Asia and North America also came out in opposition.
    Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Carney’s comments came days after Infantino abandoned the proposal following fierce opposition from the Union of European Football Associations, national soccer federations and senior FIFA advisers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Every quarter of adoption raises the cost of an adverse ruling, for both sides.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Opitz, a respected organizational catcher, never reached the major leagues but climbed as high as Triple-A Iowa and earned multiple invitations to big league spring training.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday’s statement also arrived shortly after the AFL-CIO and the AFL-CIO Sports Council, which represents athlete workers across professional sports leagues, issued a similar statement urging no votes on the PCSA.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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