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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 of faction
Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The field On the Democratic side, factions are already being created ahead of next year’s primary for the now competitive seat.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The field On the Democratic side, factions are already being created ahead of next year’s primary for the now competitive seat.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
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American Clean Power's Grumet said that energy policy has become a core aspect of each party's political base, leading each party to campaign and then govern based on energy ideology rather than pragmatism which, in turn, creates instability.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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As a result, both parties will continue a power-sharing agreement that Hortman brokered after the 2024 elections in which Democrats lost their majority, the Associated Press reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Other Side of the Contest Award shows focus on who wins, but every contest has another side.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The armed wing of Hamas said on Thursday the hostages were distributed throughout the neighborhoods of Gaza City.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, left-wing extremist incidents, including those tied to anarchist or environmental movements, have made up about 10 to 15 percent of incidents and less than 5 percent of fatalities.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Others in the religious sect under Ann Lee’s tutelage are played by Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Abbott as her husband, who eventually defects after the constraints of celibacy become too much to bear.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their departure from the sect in 2022 and 2023 triggered a series of lawsuits, some of which are still playing out in court.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Contenders for the leadership of Brazil’s right wing coalition are already emerging and are bargaining for Bolsonaro’s endorsement for being presidential candidates in the 2026 elections.—
Adriana Carranca,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Article 76 allows the President to dissolve Parliament and hold elections within six months if no Prime Minister can be appointed from the majority, a coalition, or any member of Parliament.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The expansion team has lost each of its last five games against the Lynx, and most recently suffered one of their worst losses of the season in Game 1 on Sunday in a 29-point defeat.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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It was also carried out in collaboration with Professor Hyun-Kon Song’s team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nearly half of the EU’s rare earth imports came from China last year, followed by Russia and Malaysia, according to the bloc.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Following a tense summit in July hosted by Beijing, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said that leaders had agreed to an improved mechanism for Chinese exports of rare earth minerals to the bloc.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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