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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Since last week, residents in parts of Port-au-Prince have been trapped in gang crossfire after rival coalitions escalated their fight for territory.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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On foreign policy, Scott was an outspoken advocate for NATO and post-World War II American alliances.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The military government had held a series of in-person peace talks with ethnic minority leaders starting in 2022 aiming to weaken the anti-military alliances, but with little result.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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After withdrawing their endorsement of Swalwell, the California Teacher’s Association put its support behind Steyer, a sure blow to Porter, who has also sought to win the support of unions.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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The groups, including DRUM Beats NYC, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice and unions CIR-SEIU, Teamsters Local 804 and United Auto Workers, were fundamental to Mamdani’s successful mayoral campaign.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Panini currently holds licenses for those four federations, continuing the ongoing trend of Fanatics winning licenses, which diminishes Panini’s portfolio.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The six national soccer federations, also including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic and Sweden, now get allocations from FIFA of several thousand tickets for each of their World Cup games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Only Manchester United’s Casemiro has scored more than his six headed goals across Europe’s top-five leagues this term.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Also, the leagues have operating fees and practice space fees to pay once the team is finalized.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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There are six teams from five confederations.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The intercontinental playoff features six teams from five different confederations (AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL and OFC) with two spots up for grabs.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Confederacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacies. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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