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Recent Examples of trust territory
In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
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Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.
—Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Small, remote Pacific island nations such as Palau, a former U.S. trust territory, make up most of the list.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.
—Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Small, remote Pacific island nations such as Palau, a former U.S. trust territory, make up most of the list.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust territory
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Jackson’s settlement with the Chandler family turned out to include an agreement that forbade the estate to participate in depictions of the events around Chandler’s allegation.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In March, Live Nation and Ticketmaster also reached a settlement with federal authorities that included putting a cap on service fees, which will have a slight effect on prices.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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There are more third-party dependencies than anyone can count.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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The case has rightly focused attention on how chatbots apparently reinforce delusions and foster emotional dependency.—
Marc Augustin,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
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Apple has never had a consistent annual film mandate, nor a film release cadence.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Not into general revenues, but into industry-specific statutory trusts with clear mandates, independent governance and mandatory sunset review.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rawls provided the most influential modern formulation of what reasonableness demands under conditions of pluralism—the condition under which the people in most of the world’s democracies live.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The survey finds that 29% of Americans call the economy their top issue, edging out the 24% who choose threats to democracy.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Workers check solar panels installed on a lake in Tianchang, east China’s Anhui province on January 12, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tensions at sea A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s Musandam province last week.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Use Good Quality Containers and Soil Believe it or not, the best soil and container material can set your tomatoes up for the most success, even when planted in the smallest containers.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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Researchers hope the tubes of Martian rock, soil and sediment can eventually be brought back to Earth for study.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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For one, having a sovereign customer, rather than selling to another private company, helps improve the financing terms Infinity Power can attract (even if the sovereign is a troubled one like Egypt).—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a turn straight from a Shakespearean drama, the shocking abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII made her father the new sovereign in 1936 and set Princess Elizabeth, then 10, on the path to reign one day.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said mine-clearing and creating a warning system for maritime threats were more likely roles for the coalition than warships escorting commercial tankers though the strait.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But some historians have argued that this glossed a scheme to provide a bastion for British sea power in the eastern seas.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Trust territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territory. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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