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But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Instead, many of the Gulf countries now view Washington as prioritizing Israel’s interests over their own.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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As soon as Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, Torrance officially became friendship cities with the players' hometowns, Oshu and Bizen, in Japan.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Over 50,000 service members and counting are deployed, hailing from dozens of duty stations and thousands of hometowns.—
Kathy Roth-Douquet,
Time,
20 Mar. 2026
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