the Pledge of Allegiance
noun phrase
US
: a formal promise of loyalty to the United States that groups of people say together
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By December, there were several million Red Army and German casualties on the Eastern Front in Operation Barbarossa.
1942: Congress formally adopted the Pledge of Allegiance into the federal Flag Code.
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USA Today, 9 June 2026
More than half the students in the Mississippi teacher's class, the educator told Carr, were remaining seated during the Pledge of Allegiance each morning.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Why Vang doesn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance When asked about Vang’s practice of abstaining from saluting the flag, her campaign spokesperson said that her past statements on the matter speak for themselves.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
At least five Cape Cod select boards don’t hold moments of silence or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, according to a poll of the county’s 15 towns, Brewster Delegate Karl Fryzel said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
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USA Today, 9 June 2026
More than half the students in the Mississippi teacher's class, the educator told Carr, were remaining seated during the Pledge of Allegiance each morning.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Why Vang doesn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance When asked about Vang’s practice of abstaining from saluting the flag, her campaign spokesperson said that her past statements on the matter speak for themselves.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
At least five Cape Cod select boards don’t hold moments of silence or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, according to a poll of the county’s 15 towns, Brewster Delegate Karl Fryzel said.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Pledge of Allegiance
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