TRUST TERRITORIES Synonyms: 50 Similar Words

trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory

as in monocracies

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But when mandates or control measures are used as the main tool in a crisis response, a short-term impact can be difficult to sustain.

— Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
ObamaCare premiums have been rising quickly because of the law’s structure and mandates.

— Merrill Matthews, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

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If the underlying environment has unclear ownership, fragmented access controls or unknown dependencies, additional technological capability may simply increase existing complexity.

— Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
That distinction shows both the opportunity for American technology and the limits imposed by remaining dependencies.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dependencies

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In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The West Bank is a Palestinian territory west of the Jordan River where Israeli settlements have been expanding for decades.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of settlements

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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
Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns.

— Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sovereigns

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Continuing to explore the hotel’s outdoor spaces, next up is the Almagra Rooftop, which gets its name from the originally Arabic word used to describe the typically reddish soil found in Seville.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The mangrove forest's mature trees and carbon-rich soils store earth warming greenhouse gases, said Marie Arnaud, a researcher at the French Sustainable Development Institute based at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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