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territories

noun

plural of territory

as in habitats

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine

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Recent Examples of territories A couple days ago a THR report claimed that Universal was getting cold feet over releasing Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary in international territories. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 Farfetch sells to customers in more than 190 countries and territories and serves as a platform for 1,400 brands, boutiques and department stores. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Distribution in the co-production territories is set for 2027. — Annika Pham, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Ceuta is one of two Spanish territories on the north African coast along with Melilla. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Eliminating media territories and TV blackouts would be a home run for MLB fans across the country. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Israel captured the West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians want for a future state. — Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The efforts of the anti-gang force, Ramdin said, are essential to regain territories, help the government reestablish public services and keep them from gang control. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 In the 1980s, after decades of neglect, Somalia’s northernmost territories rose up against the government in Mogadishu. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026

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Starting in the nineteen-seventies, Stanley and his colleagues have been sounding the alarm on the vulnerability of shorebirds and working to protect key habitats, such as Alaska’s Copper River Delta.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The organizations' research also found that expanding deforestation linked to biomass production could impact undisturbed forests that serve as critical habitats for vulnerable and endangered species such as tarsiers, endemic buffalo and pigs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

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Overlapping features and houses built directly next to one another indicate the settlement developed in two phases, officials said — with its footprint shifting as new homes were constructed.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Zumthor’s discussion of creating inner security and safety for me immediately evokes for me the specter of its opposite, the unsafe spaces, the spaces of destruction, the homes flattened in Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

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