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client states

noun

plural of client state

as in trust territories

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As talks wore on this week, the government of Carney faced some pushback from premiers of Canada’s provinces back home.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
The Taliban rapidly captured provinces and took control of key cities.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of provinces

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Immigration lawyers have argued that the administration is detaining people longer than allowed by previous court settlements.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Israel’s Housing Ministry issued a notice inviting bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in E1 near Jerusalem, which aims to create a continuous bloc of Jewish settlements from East Jerusalem to the West Bank.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Beyond the architecture, the Costa Rican government mandates that 70 percent of the peninsula’s dry tropical forest remains protected—paradise will not be paved.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Malone, who was a vocal critic of vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, did pin some blame on falling trust in the scientific establishment for the slight downtick in inoculations.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mandates

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Toxic candidates, from our experience, often easily answer questions about successes and strengths but struggle with those about about failures, dependencies, and how others experienced working with them.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
To prepare, companies should audit critical suppliers, diversify AI dependencies, bolster financing, stress-test customer bases, and continue strategic AI investments.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dependencies

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Some guides damage coral colonies to make these tiny fish easier to show to visitors, but this image was captured by waiting patiently and allowing the animal to appear naturally.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
In years past, only a handful of divers have been permitted by the park to descend to the site where the plane’s aluminum body lays upholstered with colonies of invasive mussels.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of colonies

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On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

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