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client states

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plural of client state

as in trust territories

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During the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88, which Khomeini prolonged for several years after repelling the Iraqi invasion, a disproportionate burden fell on Iranians in the southwestern and western provinces.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Most of the fires were in the central provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of provinces

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What began as pilot initiatives has, for many brands, expanded into production workloads, multi-vendor API dependencies and consumption costs that compound in ways that weren't visible at the planning stage.

— Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Their project infrastructure and financing are designed around lifecycles as long as 20–30 years, and their operational ecosystem includes dependencies on supply chains for parts covered under warranty.

— Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of dependencies

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The market drops considerably after the leading contenders, and the long shots include the United States, which is currently the 19th favorite to win it all at +8000 after its round-of-16 exit on home soil in 2026.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of soil

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Golden mussels reproduce rapidly, forming dense colonies on underwater surfaces that can clog pipes, pumps and critical water infrastructure while disrupting local ecosystems.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
The approach is partly inspired by collective behavior found in nature, including bird flocks and insect colonies.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of colonies

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The Belgian and Dutch monarchies seem to share a warm bond as well as a border, and Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima are known to be friends.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Even the Gulf monarchies who’ve made their fortunes on oil and gas exports have come around to the idea that this is not a sustainable strategy, yet Trump won’t hear it.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026

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