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Recent Examples of client state
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.
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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
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.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
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.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
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Roman is confident that his glib ways and expertise in wheeling and dealing can offer the brothers a financial settlement.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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In 2018, the BBC also removed clauses from settlement deals that stopped individuals from discussing the agreement or the circumstances of their departure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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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
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That phrase, problem solving, is what people have been saying is the unique province of humans.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported that more than 700 active fires were burning across Canada on Sunday, mostly in the southern province of Manitoba, directly to the north of Minnesota.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
3 Aug. 2025
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First, the administration asked Congress to revoke the EPA waiver that allows California to set the state's zero-emission vehicle mandate.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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While the Israelis have reportedly agreed to move troops farther away from key corridors, some question if Israeli diplomats shuttling to Qatar and Egypt for talks actually have the mandate to negotiate.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
28 July 2025
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In many developer flows, new dependency versions are downloaded and incorporated into the downstream packages automatically.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Outside help comes as critical co-investment, not handouts creating more dependency.—
Juan Carlos Navarro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Americans who care about their democracy must continue to rally to defend it.—
Storer H. Rowley,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Voting rights are central to a vibrant, inclusive democracy.—
Kathy Schmitz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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That site was remediated after 2,800 tons of soil were removed, according to online reports.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
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Native plants help keep soil, forests, and waterways healthy and reduce back-breaking labor to remove the problem plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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During the dictatorship, blackouts were used to control people.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But if Trump’s Iran gamble turns out well and Iran’s theocratic dictatorship either crumbles or gives up its uranium enrichment program through diplomatic negotiations — a big if — Trump will be credited with having done something four previous presidents contemplated but ultimately failed to do.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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