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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Johnson cannot afford to lose more than one Republican, assuming all members are present and Democrats are united against the measure being voted on that would set the rules for debating a bill to boost domestic production of critical minerals.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026 -
More than just a game, the win united a nation in crisis.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The driver stopped and tried to help and cooperated with investigators.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 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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Republican states like Florida and Texas have long had expansive 287(g) programs, and the two states have for years collaborated with the federal government on immigration, in part due to their proximity to Mexico and the Gulf.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The first Olympics that Svrluga worked at was the 2004 Athens Summer Games, and he was struck by the way colleagues at the paper collaborated at such a big event.—
Andrew Dampf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Much of it has been blamed on Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which is a separate group but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Much of it has been blamed on Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, which is a separate group but allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Confederated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederated. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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