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client states

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plural of client state

as in trust territories

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Israel has erected military outposts and launched strikes, raids and incursions in Quneitra and Daraa provinces, which straddle the buffer zone.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Many lie within what became Rome's North African provinces, a region that produced some of the empire's wealthiest and most impressive cities.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of provinces

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Her lawsuit alleges the department bypassed public hearings required by Proposition 103, and instead negotiated settlements with insurers seeking increases in auto and home premiums.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Kelly’s fellow anchor at the time, Gretchen Carlson, accused Ailes of a similar pattern of behavior the same year, leading to an internal investigation that resulted in Ailes’ resignation and settlements with multiple women.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2026

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According to industry analysts, overall sourcing throughput has hit record levels while diversifying rapidly away from single-source dependencies.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Such an arrangement would make targeting data and communications important dependencies.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dependencies

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Kyiv has claimed responsibility for some attacks on Russian soil.

— Harriet Morris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
The design of the bracing needs to take into account the kind of soil in the area, as well as the weight of the neighboring building and that building’s foundation.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of soil

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The clause was originally created by the British as a temporary measure to prevent legal vacuums as ex-colonies transitioned to independence, but some ex-colonies including Trinidad and Tobago continue to implement them.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Most of these member states were once colonies in the British empire.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of colonies

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Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns.

— Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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