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Azerbaijan said one of the drones struck the terminal building of the airport while the other fell near a school in a nearby village in the Nakhchivan exclave, which borders Turkey, Armenia and Iran.
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Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
It is expected to connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Its Kaliningrad exclave is home to the Kremlin’s Baltic fleet and a wealth of other military assets.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
The pact on a corridor connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhichevan is also vulnerable.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
It is expected to connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Its Kaliningrad exclave is home to the Kremlin’s Baltic fleet and a wealth of other military assets.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
The pact on a corridor connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhichevan is also vulnerable.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclave
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New York still owns the lead, 2-1, in the series, but the Spurs closed out thanks to tremendous defense, timely buckets, and forcing the Knicks to go 2-of-12 from three-point territory in the fourth quarter.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Often transnational agreements are necessary if pipelines pass through several territories.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Getting on your mat — at a CorePower outpost near you or from the comforts of home sweet home — and flowing through those sun salutations has never been more rewarding.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now says that 212 of at least 363 existing outposts in the West Bank were created since 2023.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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While the Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final organized team activity workout Thursday in Frisco, wide receiver George Pickens was in South Texas hosting a pair of youth camps in McAllen and Corpus Christi.—
Nick Harris
June 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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American soldiers liberated the camp months later, finding Haller at just 55 pounds and very sick.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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The Brazilian diaspora, once-upon-a-time centered in midtown's Little Brazil, now has a wide footprint in the city.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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One person invoked the sporting rivalries of the Cold War as a reminder of soccer’s capacity to transcend conflict, yet acknowledged that the wounds of the January protests remained too raw for many in the diaspora to set aside.—
Shirvin Zeinalzadeh,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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In the meantime, they are being hand-fed, like the rest of the Penguin Island colony.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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The company is going public largely to secure the massive capital required to fund Musk’s ultimate goal of space exploration and the establishment of human colonies on Mars.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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His post included a photo of a large plume of black smoke erupting from a field.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Authorities have not officially released the names of victims, but Fischer was identified in social media posts by family and friends.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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This museum is located on a historical sugar, indigo and rice plantation that operated from 1752 to 1975.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Sri Lanka, off the southeastern coast of India, packs lush tea plantations, ancient Buddhist ruins, biodiversity and pristine beaches into one of the most affordable trips on this list — though its popularity is rising fast.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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“Exclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclave. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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