as in territories
a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Noun
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That phase of growth entails other new territories for the brand, including beauty.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Equal Justice Initiative Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom based on having lived in free territories, a legal strategy that had previously succeeded in Missouri.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That revelation prodded insurgents in British possessions from Ireland to Sierra Leone to take to the streets to assert their own ambitions for economic and political autonomy over the decades to come.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Washington must cut its dependencies on China by revitalizing domestic manufacturing, investing in STEM talent, and diversifying supply chains with allies and partners.—
Neil Thomas,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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But these are just the kinds of dependencies that become clear when interacting with The Whole Picture, a global supply chain macroscope from the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Austria.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Protectorates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorates. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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