TRUST TERRITORIES Synonyms: 50 Similar Words

trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory

as in monocracies

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Noun

Some employees reject return-to-office mandates Jasmine Tucker, vice president of research at the National Women’s Law Center, said return-to-office mandates amid high caregiving costs disproportionately drove women to leave the labor force.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Worsening the impacts from the supply shortage are the mandates that inflate the costs of building a new home.

— Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Definition of mandates

Noun

How Apple Locks In Premium iPhone Users Multi-device iCloud storage integration and cross-hardware system dependencies function as an economic exit barrier against platform switching.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Both countries are also hunting for ways to reduce dependencies on China.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of dependencies

Noun

The five-member Board of Supervisors is charged with approving settlements with the families of people who die or are injured in county jails.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Attorneys from South Florida didn’t let their plaintiff client’s death keep them from putting his name on lawsuit settlements and collecting money from the defendants, according to the state Supreme Court.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of settlements

Noun

Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days because of the stormy weather.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days due to the stormy weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of provinces

Noun

Alford also commented on the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the long-standing interpretation that anyone born on American soil is an American citizen.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
German rockets launching from Canadian soil may be a bridge to that until Canadian companies can develop their own boosters.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

Robert Morris migrated from England to the American colonies as a teenager and established himself in the mercantile industry.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
The original design featured 13 stripes representing the colonies and 13 stars arranged in a circle to symbolize equality among them.

— Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of colonies

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