trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory
as in monocracies

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  1. mandates
  2. dependencies
  3. settlements
  4. provinces
  5. sovereigns
  6. soil
  7. colonies
  8. condominiums
Noun
  • Key factors include professional management, competitive neutrality, clear mandates, and transparent operations, separating ownership from regulation.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • However, those opposed to in-person mandates point to cost savings.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of mandates
Noun
  • What began as pilot initiatives has, for many brands, expanded into production workloads, multi-vendor API dependencies and consumption costs that compound in ways that weren't visible at the planning stage.
    — Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Their project infrastructure and financing are designed around lifecycles as long as 20–30 years, and their operational ecosystem includes dependencies on supply chains for parts covered under warranty.
    — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of dependencies
Noun
  • The workforce number is not based mainly on OSHA fines, legal settlements or workers’ compensation.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Israeli settlements, Palestinian villages and the winding roads and checkpoints that connect – and divide – them.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • During the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88, which Khomeini prolonged for several years after repelling the Iraqi invasion, a disproportionate burden fell on Iranians in the southwestern and western provinces.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Most of the fires were in the central provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of provinces
Noun
  • This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Korea's plan is evidence that the buyer base is widening, and widening upward, to sovereigns.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of sovereigns
Noun
  • Both areas have deep sediment soil that sit atop alluvial valleys.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The company is seen as pivotal to bringing chip manufacturing back to American soil, following decades of it shifting to Asia.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Golden mussels reproduce rapidly, forming dense colonies on underwater surfaces that can clog pipes, pumps and critical water infrastructure while disrupting local ecosystems.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
  • The approach is partly inspired by collective behavior found in nature, including bird flocks and insect colonies.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of colonies
Noun
  • Belle Meade Village's 1 Iris Lane condominiums The residences at Belle Meade Village are set to be spread out between two condominium buildings with 46 units each.
    — Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of condominiums
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