TRUST TERRITORIES Synonyms: 50 Similar Words

trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory

as in monocracies

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There is just the slow hiss and sigh of the machines, tucked safely out of sight, as social media filled with resistance to mask mandates, to empathy and authority, to the power of the state, and the chorus of anti-vaxxers grew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The Academy of Pediatrics says decisions about gender affirming care should be made by patients and physicians, not government mandates.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

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Separately, critics also have raised concerns about Rosebank's links to Israeli company Delek Group, which activists say profited from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Ecobank agreed a partnership with China’s payment system to enable transaction settlements in the yuan currency.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of settlements

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Amata Corporation, founded in 1989, built industrial parks across Thailand’s Rayong and Chon Buri provinces.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Its signal reaches up to ninety-five per cent of the province, which is the size of Minnesota, along with parts of two neighboring provinces.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of provinces

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Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM).

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

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Coral reefs near seabird colonies are generally healthier, thanks to the nutrients that birds deposit in their guano.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

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