First recorded in 1945–50
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"Lindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable. He devoted his life to defending America, strengthening our alliance and standing up for the free world," Netanyahu said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Magyar said that, in October, Hungarians would mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, having turned over a new page in their history to become part of the "free world".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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 also made him a kingpin and punched his ticket to serve as co-leader of the free world for several months.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Row by row we marched single file out the door, down the stairs, and into the free world where the sun was shining.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
“That means ensuring the Free World continues to lead when it comes to AI innovation combined with sensible guardrails for AI use.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
He focuses on reducing polarization through initiatives like the community-building movement Starts With Us and The Lubetzky Family Foundation’s Futures of the Free World program, which supports building democracy around the world.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Neil Young even filed a legal case to stop the campaign using his track Rocking In The Free World.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2021
The Free World explores one of the most consequential and transformational periods in American history, a time of affluence and influence, upheaval and fracture.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2021
If the United States canceled the tests, it would lose technological ground to the Soviets; if it staged them, the nation would “lose the confidence of the Free World as the champion of peace.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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