sovereignties

variants also sovranties
plural of sovereignty
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as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life

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Recent Examples of sovereignties The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts. Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Second, Landor’s case gained support from many groups typically at odds over how to protect religious freedoms – groups disappointed with this week’s decision.
    Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
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  • The other report described four cases of tetanus in children in four different states — Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin — all occurring in 2024.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 June 2026
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  • And they are captivated by a vision of an imperial federation, with a parliament in London, where Britain would be an important partner, but just one, and where Canada and the other dominions would have representation.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Kings were killed, rights proclaimed, independences declared.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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  • The tight market, combined with tin's scarcity and supply concentration in high-risk nations such as China and Indonesia, has elevated its status as a critical metal.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The group stage of this expanded 48-team tournament had threatened to lack a little jeopardy, because eight nations across 12 groups have the safety net of a third-place finish.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
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  • There will be 25 in-store client events, global out-of-home from Piccadilly to Sunset Strip including bus-stop dominations, and 15 social platforms activated simultaneously.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • Though liberties can be taken for the second season, the season finale heavily teased that the story’s continuation would explore Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, centered on Sam’s older brother Charlie.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
  • That doesn’t mean, however, that historical analogy is a good way to decide hard questions of constitutional liberties.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026
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  • Price is where almost every search starts, and the difference between countries is hard to ignore.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

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“Sovereignties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereignties. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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