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Lira himself had allied with Bolsonaro, but was quick to recognize Lula's narrow election victory and congratulate him, starting a constructive dialogue during the presidential transition.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023

Like many of his peers, Wilkins has come to admire Johnson, after initially distrusting the Texas Democrat who had allied himself with Southern segregationists when he joined the Senate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021

She had allied herself with the homeless men fighting to stay at the hotel as it became a flash point over inequality during the pandemic.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

“That was when we thought,” Newsome Bass said of a group of protesters with whom she had allied, “ ‘Can we take it down?’

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2020

It still belonged to Indigenous nations, many of which had allied with the British in order to protect their homelands from land-hungry Americans.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz