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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
Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College.
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Best new artist is Roan’s to lose, even if there will likely be some votes siphoned off by Carpenter, who undoubtedly is loved by much the same factions of Academy members that would naturally go for Roan.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
That city is divided sharply into factions.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Then, in 2017, FARC dissident factions, led by former FARC members who either never demobilized or rearmed, began to appear.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
This would be unpopular with certain political factions in the country.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Qatar’s biggest means of become a world player, however, was to become the host for peace talks among the region’s warring factions.
—Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Humanity mostly hid from the storm but now there are factions that are looking to discover what this strange new world looks like.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The factions help determine playstyle as well as the types of characters that can help in your quest.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Best new artist is Roan’s to lose, even if there will likely be some votes siphoned off by Carpenter, who undoubtedly is loved by much the same factions of Academy members that would naturally go for Roan.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
That city is divided sharply into factions.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Then, in 2017, FARC dissident factions, led by former FARC members who either never demobilized or rearmed, began to appear.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
This would be unpopular with certain political factions in the country.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Qatar’s biggest means of become a world player, however, was to become the host for peace talks among the region’s warring factions.
—Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Humanity mostly hid from the storm but now there are factions that are looking to discover what this strange new world looks like.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The factions help determine playstyle as well as the types of characters that can help in your quest.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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