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a group of people acting together within a larger group several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area

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Recent Examples on the Web With aesthetic roots in pre-Victorian Gothic fiction, goth was adapted into a black-shrouded subculture by fans of melancholic 1980s British rock bands like the Cure and Cocteau Twins and has, since then, been sliced, diced, and spliced into dozens of divergent factions. Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 Netanyahu assembled a unity war cabinet representing different—and normally bitterly opposed—political factions and, within days, called up about 250,000 reservists to launch a counteroffensive into Gaza. Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024 Behind the chaos are two rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024 Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for faction 
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  • During the party, Lord and his friends crossed paths with a group of teens with a reputation for violence.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Resonate has found a larger percentage of undecided voters are generally leaning toward Republicans on both issues, but the gap between the parties has narrowed in recent weeks on jobs and the economy.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Multiple 911 callers originally reported this as a vehicle fire on southbound I-71 on the Cincinnati side of the bridge at 3:20 a.m. Cincinnati fire officials said crews found a large outdoor fire at Sawyer Point Park involving the playset area.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
  • These fact-checking systems have faced headwinds from all sides of the political spectrum.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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  • Collectors will recognize the wing motif from Schlumberger’s 18-karat-yellow-gold and diamond earrings that mimic the plumes of a bird’s wings, but Verdeille imparts the 2024 Blue Book necklace with high drama that leaves the old version in the dust.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But the pièce de résistance was her abstract floral wings.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
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  • There are different faiths and sects within the Lebanese American community in Michigan: Shias, Sunnis and Christians.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Augustine had grown up in the religious bazaar of late antiquity, where traditional Roman religion, Christianity, and various gnostic and philosophic sects had adherents.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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  • Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tried to contain the damage by replacing several cabinet ministers and dissolving LDP factions, essentially coalitions within the party.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
  • To tackle this challenge, Adobe, NYT and Twitter launched the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), a coalition of over 3,700 organizations that now include TikTok, Microsoft, and Nvidia.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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  • Have a great weekend, from the Essential California team Shelby Grad Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on latimes.com.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Over the last six months of working closely together, Kmet has gained a deep appreciation for the ways Williams invests in improvement — both for himself and the team.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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  • At the same time, the Trump campaign’s laser-focus on young men is an investment in a voting bloc that doesn't have a great track record of showing up.
    Charlotte Alter, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is presiding over his largest international gathering in nearly three years this week, as Russia hosts the BRICS economic bloc's annual summit.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024

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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

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