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Noun
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Mexico’s network of diplomatic outposts is by far the most extensive in the United States.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026 -
The Administration listed field offices for closure, then delisted them, though some rural outposts, in Iowa, Montana, and West Virginia, offer only phone service owing to the loss of staff.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Certain countries had laws requiring a longer months-long exclusivity between the theatrical and online releases, forcing Glitch to abandon efforts to find distribution in those territories.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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Trump has previously floated annexing other territories, including Canada and Greenland.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The chef Gregory Gourdet, the son of Haitian immigrants, approaches France from the view of the colonies, moving from Vietnam to Louisiana but ever circling back to the Caribbean and its wealth of plantains, salt cod, Scotch bonnets, pikliz and not-so-humble rice and beans.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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France has long maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway over its former colonies dubbed Françafrique, which included keeping thousands of troops in the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Palestinians in Gaza are still contending with myriad daily struggles, from lack of water to rodent infestations in sprawling tent camps.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Australian governments previously paid Nauru and Papua New Guinea to house asylum seekers who attempted to reach Australia’s shore by boat in squalid detention camps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Pinot Noir plantations only account for about 14,000 acres and rank as the number two grape grown.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
Noun
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There’s an image of New York City, calcified in film, memoir, and newsprint, of a city built on a foundation of scruffy subcultures, especially those communities grounded in the city’s hundreds of distinct diasporas.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Media produced for and by diasporas – people displaced from their country of origin by choice or force – is a good source for contextualized and expert information about conflicts in their country of origin.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2024, Hamilton shared posts on X promoting misinformation about FEMA spending during Hurricane Helene.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants also expressed condolences with posts on the platform.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Exclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaves. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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