First recorded in 1945–50
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They should observe a drone-operation center and learn about the enterprise and wit of the private citizens who are innovating, adapting and making Ukraine a promising place in the free world to do business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
"The soldiers who once called each other Redcoats and Yankees became the Tommies and the GIs who together saved the free world," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
It used to be said the G7 was a kind of "steering committee" for the free world.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
Then came winter, with the Padres going into hibernation as the Dodgers signed most of the free world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
We too belonged to that wide free world.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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