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bedfellows

noun

plural of bedfellow

as in supporters

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum

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Recent Examples of bedfellows Whatever the terminology, truth and proof in today's fractured and somewhat conspiratorial society could be construed as strange bedfellows. — Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Which assumes these bedfellows are natural in the first place. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Fashion and the art world have long been bedfellows, and haute couture in particular is as close to art as fashion gets, but there’s something else going on. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Politics and sport have always been uneasy bedfellows, but until recently referees and other sport officials have rarely been dragged into the public discourse. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Strange bedfellows If evolution pushes puncture tools toward certain shapes to deal with specific jobs, what happens if tools from both an animal and plant have essentially the same job? — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 Stratton has found herself with strange bedfellows in Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss to counter Cargill’s alliance with Michin and B-Fab. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 In November, a number of odd bedfellows submitted several, uncoordinated letters to the BLM’s acting director, all urging caution about the downstream effects of the CRA ruling. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 Opposing groups make strange bedfellows The top financial backers of the opposition campaign for Amendment 5 aren’t typically associated with progressives. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

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As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
That's where authorities broke up confrontations and made some arrests after supporters from both sides clashed.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Democrats and their allies have characterized the investigations as partisan efforts intended to weaken the party’s campaign finance infrastructure before the midterm elections.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of rows with once strong Western allies.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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