as in territories
a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Maple the Moose was born to roam, journeying across all of Canada’s provinces and territories while connecting with people and embracing the country’s rich culture.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
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SpaceX’s subsidiary Starlink currently dominates this market, with over 7,600 satellites in orbit (as of May 2025), providing coverage to around 130 countries and territories.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Get an insurance checkup and document your possessions.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Reports have emerged of individuals quitting their jobs, selling possessions, and even pulling children out of school in preparation for the event.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Consistency Of Execution Monitor on-time delivery, backlog fluctuation and inter-team dependencies to safeguard velocity.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And, short of suicides, there is other mounting evidence of people developing harmful chatbot dependencies.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Protectorates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorates. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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