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client state

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Recent Examples of client state Their client state of Syria is no more. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 Hamas and Hezbollah, which have enjoyed Iran’s support, have also been seriously debilitated and there is a new government in Syria that is no longer a client state of Iran. — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Above all, China fears that its unpredictable and often aggressive client state could spark a military conflict with South Korea and the United States, potentially dragging Beijing into a second Korean War. — Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025 Greece was seen as bulwark against Moscow and its client states in southeastern Europe. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for client state

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The five-member Board of Supervisors is charged with approving settlements with the families of people who die or are injured in county jails.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Key to the settlement was the notion that detainees who work voluntarily in immigration detention facilities are employees.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.

— Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024

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The rings were found with human bones during an ongoing dig at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province last week, the Thai government’s Fine Arts Department said in a statement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The current death toll makes the blaze Spain’s deadliest wildfire since 2005, when 11 firefighters were killed in the central province of Guadalajara after a fire was sparked by a barbecue, Reuters reported.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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But the enterprise has not done the harder work of specifying the decision, workflow, exception handling, control structure, data dependencies, accountability model, and outcome that matter.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The company is exploring strategies that emphasize domestic manufacturing and supply chain resilience, reflecting a growing focus on reducing dependency on complex global cold-chain networks.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of dependency

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Alford also commented on the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the long-standing interpretation that anyone born on American soil is an American citizen.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
German rockets launching from Canadian soil may be a bridge to that until Canadian companies can develop their own boosters.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of soil

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Imagine the charge, the potency, of Russell’s argument for free expressions and inquiry to subjects of a theocratic dictatorship.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 8 July 2026
Library Hours Peruse the hardcovers at Livraria Ler, a haven for Lisbon literati since 1970 that, in its early years, secretly sold books banned by the country’s dictatorship.

— Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

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