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client state

noun

Definition of client state

as in settlement

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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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Wilken ruled class counsel first must raise this issue with Cousins, who, as special master, oversees implementation of the settlement and handles questions and disputes.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The settlement also spelled out plans for a memorial bench honoring Sophia’s life at San Felipe Community Park in Fairview, just outside of Hayward’s city limits.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 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

Definition of trust territory

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In Germany, firefighters using drones and helicopters battled a forest fire near the Austrian border, according to the Associated Press, while in Turkey, responders tackled forest fires in four western provinces.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026
According to Chinese media, some regions like China’s eastern Shandong province have received government support to boost manufacturing of cooling products and other home appliances this year.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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Engineers think in terms of architecture, dependencies, technical debt, reliability and scalability.

— Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Beijing’s goal is to lead a coalition of emerging economies as a supplier of open-source AI models, locking them into its technological and industrial ecosystems, and generating dependencies.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dependency

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His ideology was shaped by a combination of conservative principles, a belief in democracy and a commitment to defending freedom and liberty.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
As with all things in a loud, messy, pluralistic democracy, public opinion plays a role here too—and Americans are clearly ready for action.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of democracy

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Periwinkle prefers a temperate climate and needs a soil with a good amount of compost.

— Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
Although each vineyard has its own unique soils, exposures, and water availability, the sibling regions are simply two different appellations cultivating the same grape.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of soil

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None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Because Iran is a theocratic dictatorship that routinely arrests and in some cases executes journalists, Western reporters hoping to cover the country must either work clandestinely or submit to government supervision.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

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