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Recent Examples of semiautonomous
In 2021, former President Biden’s administration slapped more sanctions on officials over Beijing’s crackdown on political freedoms in the semiautonomous city.
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Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland this week after the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric about a takeover of the semiautonomous Danish territory.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
An effort to overhaul the semiautonomous region’s outdated governance is seen by many in the region as a failure.
—Erin Mendell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, has been on a path toward sovereignty, which is widely supported among the island’s nearly 58,000 residents.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland this week after the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric about a takeover of the semiautonomous Danish territory.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
An effort to overhaul the semiautonomous region’s outdated governance is seen by many in the region as a failure.
—Erin Mendell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, has been on a path toward sovereignty, which is widely supported among the island’s nearly 58,000 residents.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautonomous
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Google even introduced tools that can browse the web and use software under user direction — early examples of the autonomous AI agents that many see as the next frontier.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
7 June 2025
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Although the federal government has already started to streamline some regulations around autonomous driving, Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said regulators might possibly craft rules in a way that would single out Tesla.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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However, as explained in the report and supported by analyses from independent investigators (including the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine), the facility was functioning as a hospital at the time, and there was no military target in its vicinity.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Semiautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautonomous. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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