as in united
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers
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JSerra united on defense and remained diverse on offense to snap a three-game slide in league with a 61-48 victory against host Santa Margarita in a clash of teams ranked in the top-four in Orange County.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Local officials in Minneapolis were united in defending Omar and condemning the attacker.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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The driver stayed at the collision site and cooperated with officers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Police said the driver, an adult male, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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When integrating with third-party services, federated identity solutions (utilizing protocols such as OAuth or SAML) enable users to grant limited access without sharing their primary login credentials.—
Ajai Paul,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Next door is Yamada, a Michelin star kaiseki that recently collaborated with Suntory Global Spirits on a limited menu in which dishes were prepared with the company’s premiere portfolio of whiskies.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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For the trance choreography, Bhanuteja collaborated with choreographer Siko Setyanto to create original movement rather than replicate existing traditions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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The group is known to work with Los Viagras, a criminal organization allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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His daughter Nenen has since fought to get his killing — by forces directed by an influential family allied with the then-government — officially acknowledged.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Confederated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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