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Recent Examples of client state
Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
Noun
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Her office was investigating his educational scam, Trump University, which eventually cost him a $25 million national settlement.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The company also reached settlements with at least 20 other states.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
Noun
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.—
Michael M. Phillips,
WSJ,
1 Feb. 2022
Noun
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Researchers hiked into the rocky karst forests of Guangdong province in May 2024 to survey wildlife.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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According to embassy figures, more than 10,000 visitors waited in a line that wrapped around the block where the country’s main diplomatic offices in the U.S. are located for a tour that focused on inland Gansu province.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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In fact, Moody’s was quite clear that Maryland’s future unfunded mandates were the main cause.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Modernisation and the government mandate for all-seater stadia in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 have led to a significant reduction in capacity.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The unit is eco-friendly and energy-efficient, helping to reduce both power usage and chemical dependency.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The dependency problem arises in any group with falling population, regardless of government programs.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The federal courts have toggled back and forth between narrow and liberal interpretations of the Constitution’s applicability to immigrants facing deportation – shifts that reflect competing visions of American nationhood and the boundaries of liberal democracy.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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So curtailing their work is another arrow aimed at the heart of democracy, as damaging as the attack on universities and the free press.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Brazil were awarded the hosting rights for World Cup 1950 and were therefore considered favourites to win it on home soil, just as Uruguay and Italy had done in 1930 and 1934 respectively.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The news release said the researchers found the larvae were far more prevalent in places where soil was extremely dry and a lot of organic matter was present.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
10 May 2025
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For instance, during Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, the head of intelligence, Johnny Abbes, was plucked from obscurity in Mexico and in 1958 began to lead the dictator’s repression machine.—
Erica Frantz,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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In the Soviet dictatorship, this was meant literally: engineers and senior managers in charge of color film production would be denounced, arrested, and executed during the Great Purges of 1937–1838.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2025
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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