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exclaves

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plural of exclave

as in outposts

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Settlers have established hundreds of additional outposts without government authorization, while still enjoying protection from the Israeli military.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
In the lobby is Milly’s, serving coffee from Cherry Roasters and pastries from Ayu Bakery, both local businesses with their own outposts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of outposts

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Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
More than 2,500 projects were submitted from students in all 50 states and territories.

— Kiryn Hoffman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of territories

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Coral reefs near seabird colonies are generally healthier, thanks to the nutrients that birds deposit in their guano.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of colonies

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The bacteria is found all over the world, but is most common in developing countries and in crowded or unhygienic conditions, such as refugee camps, areas hit by natural disasters or war, schools and daycare centers.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
There’s been little love lost between the Love and Jardine camps in recent years, so many Beach Boys fans were surprised to see longtime Love loyalist Johnston agree to share the stage with Jardine for the first time in over a decade.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of camps

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Scholarly writing about slavery in the Americas—which has mostly centered on Black enslavement—has emphasized its economic value in building plantations, wealth, and American capitalism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Humans are usually the ones who set off this bomb, through activities such as burning land to prepare it for agriculture and plantations.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of plantations

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Old-time music, in other words, is the music of diasporas, fed into a blender and then worked into a froth.

— David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026
The films, spanning more than 25 languages, tell stories from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet and their diasporas.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of diasporas

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Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
An Associated Press review of thousands of posts made on the forum between 2022 and 2026 found racial slurs, minimizations of Nazi Germany and defenses of white nationalist conspiracy theories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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