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• v  stop the flow of a liquid
  staunch the blood flow
• s  firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  a staunch defender of free speech

• Even the staunchest believers of nuclear power are having second thoughts after the Fukushima meltdown.
• The government is trying to staunch the slide of its popularity ratings after the sleaze scams exploded on the political landscape.
• He was a staunch follower of the self styled great leader, till they showed him the dark deeds of the impostor.

• stem
• stanch
• halt
• steadfast
• unswerving

News & Articles

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• Pay TV goading media companies to withhold on Web?
  Bloomberg reports Time Warner Cable and other pay-TV operators are using tactics to staunch the spread of Web-based entertainment. Originally posted at News - Internet & Media
  June 12, 2013 - CNET
• Senate panel passes bill to change military law
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has approved legislation to overhaul the military justice system in an effort to staunch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces.
  June 11, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Bill would make sweeping changes to military justice system to address rising sexual assaults
  WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has approved legislation to overhaul the military justice system in an effort to staunch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces.
  June 11, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Quotes

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• Tony Blair in Reuters India
  I believe that we will remain a staunch and steadfast ally in the fight against terrorism in Iraq, in Afghanistan and elsewhere,Blair said.
• Ehud Olmert in Kansas.com
  You are our strongest and most trusted ally in the battle against terrorism and fundamentalism and a staunch supporter of our quest for peace and stability,Olmert told the president upon his arrival.
• Bill Donohue in guardian.co.uk
  There are plenty of staunch evangelical leaders who are pro-Israel, but are not anti-Catholic,William Donohue, the league's president, said in a statement. "John Hagee is not one of them."