as in coalitions
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
a confederacy of several small nations who had promised to come to one another's aid if any were attacked
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Noun
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Each talked about bringing sporadic voters into their coalitions.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Previous government in Nepal have largely been coalitions, with two or more parties joining forces to command a majority in the House.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Trailing in most polls to a center-right challenger who has promised to restore Hungary's Western alliances and end its dependence on Russian energy, Orbán has ramped up unfounded accusations that Kyiv and the European Union seek to bankrupt Hungary by forcing it to financially assist Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trailing in most polls to a center-right challenger who has promised to restore Hungary’s Western alliances and end its dependence on Russian energy, Orbán has ramped up unfounded accusations that Kyiv and the European Union seek to bankrupt Hungary by forcing it to financially assist Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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So far, all the other Hollywood-adjacent unions have declined to comment about this recent news.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, the national federations themselves get to choose those judges.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then the governing federations for each individual Olympic sport would need to vote to end their bans.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System is coming to MLB this season after being tested in the minor leagues since 2022 and in big-league spring training last year.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Cronenworth came up through the minor leagues playing shortstop but has appeared in just 74 major league games (55 starts) at the position.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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There can be only up to two European teams per group and only one team per group from each of the remaining five continental confederations under FIFA.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
5 Dec. 2025
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Likewise the Umuchu, and the Isuochi and Nneato of Okigwe in present-day Nigeria, formed defensive confederations to pool their resources.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Confederacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacies. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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