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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 factions
Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the Emirati president, said recently that the nature of the rebel factions and their past affiliation with Al Qaeda were cause for concern.
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Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Qatar maintained contacts with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and with other Islamist rebel factions in Syria during the civil war.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Johnson eventually emerged as a dark-horse conservative that multiple factions could support.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
To Craig, Walz was the only potential VP pick who could appeal to rural America and the various factions of the Democratic Party.
—Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
The operation underscores ongoing tensions as Islamist factions consolidate power.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Perhaps state-run visa programs can engender greater consensus, uniting GOP factions that have been in conflict, as well as Democrats.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Fighting between the rival factions has terrorized the northwestern state of Sinaloa in the months since, leaving hundreds dead and causing a billion dollars in economic damage, business leaders say.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
While much of Halo's iconography comes from the UNSC, Halo vehicles and troops, and, more importantly, the Spartans (not just Master Chief), the Covenant might be one of the most unique hostile alien factions ever conceived for a sci-fi story.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Qatar maintained contacts with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and with other Islamist rebel factions in Syria during the civil war.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Johnson eventually emerged as a dark-horse conservative that multiple factions could support.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
To Craig, Walz was the only potential VP pick who could appeal to rural America and the various factions of the Democratic Party.
—Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
The operation underscores ongoing tensions as Islamist factions consolidate power.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Perhaps state-run visa programs can engender greater consensus, uniting GOP factions that have been in conflict, as well as Democrats.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Fighting between the rival factions has terrorized the northwestern state of Sinaloa in the months since, leaving hundreds dead and causing a billion dollars in economic damage, business leaders say.
—Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
While much of Halo's iconography comes from the UNSC, Halo vehicles and troops, and, more importantly, the Spartans (not just Master Chief), the Covenant might be one of the most unique hostile alien factions ever conceived for a sci-fi story.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Factions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factions. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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