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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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Noun

Writers Guild of America The WGA doesn’t seem to be happy with today’s settlement.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Over the weekend, the sides hashed out potential terms of a settlement.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of settlement

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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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Soldiers were deployed to areas around Johannesburg, the city of Cape Town and in Eastern Cape province on the south coast in the ongoing operation, but not to KwaZulu-Natal province where the latest shooting happened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
This fissure triggered one of the 21st century’s bloodiest wars in 2020 when federal forces attempted to wrestle control of the large province of Tigray, leaving up to 600,000 dead by the time a ceasefire deal was signed two years later.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

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Many commercial leases and client contracts require proof of general liability coverage before a business can even sign, which often functions as a de facto requirement for many Kansas small businesses even without a state mandate behind it.

— Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Following last week's interest rate hike, Goolsbee was putting into perspective what to expect going forward in the Fed's tug-of-war between its dual mandate of fostering price stability and maximizing employment.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of mandate

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If employees repeatedly need the founder to explain processes, locate information or remember how something was handled previously, the organization has created dependency around knowledge as well as decisions.

— Sariki Abungwo, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The license is tied to a PC rather than to a Microsoft account, so IT teams in regulated or restricted environments can deploy it without a cloud dependency.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dependency

Noun

Here, Americans want to live in a democracy, not a dictatorship.

— S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Starring Dominique Toney and Ignacyo Matynia, the series follows a retired Army First Sergeant who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy threatening American democracy.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of democracy

Noun

Key Takeaways Aeration improves soil health by reducing compaction and helping nutrients reach grass roots.

— Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026
The project explores how hydroponic growing—which grows crops in water instead of soil—and AI can reduce cotton’s reliance on these resources.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

In those years many Latin American countries had repressive governments, military coups, dictatorships, and undeclared wars against the poor and the indigenous population, which were backed by the CIA in the context of the Cold War.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
In Peru under dictatorship, two of three long-time lovers marry for appearances but flee from their conservative rural community for the capital after their secret is exposed by the third.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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