TRUST TERRITORIES Synonyms: 50 Similar Words

trust territories

noun

plural of trust territory

as in monocracies

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Stricter regulatory mandates, the arrival of digital product passports and a mounting waste crisis are converging to force brands and manufacturers to adapt.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
State law mandates that voters must register at least 15 days before an election.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of mandates

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According to industry analysts, overall sourcing throughput has hit record levels while diversifying rapidly away from single-source dependencies.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Such an arrangement would make targeting data and communications important dependencies.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dependencies

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Walt Olsen died a few months later, and the other defendants reached out-of-court settlements — all except DeFalco.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
For instance, these centrists would sanction violent settlers, as the Biden administration did, but may not target the banks that finance the construction of new settlements.

— THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of settlements

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Several polls suggest the party’s remaining support is increasingly concentrated in smaller towns and rural provinces as opposition parties make deeper inroads in the biggest cities that drive Africa’s largest economy.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
In the weeks following Putin’s partial mobilization, Zvyagintsev had got a call from an acquaintance, a successful businessman in the Russian provinces.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 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
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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Cooks in the Farm-to-Fork capital can choose between organic turkeys, heritage breeds with more dark meat and complex flavors, and poultry raised using regenerative agricultural practices which protect soil health.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Florida began establishing soil and water conservation districts as far back as the 1930s, charging them with carrying out local programs to conserve and protect soil, water and land for agricultural purposes.

— Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of soil

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Jones was a major in the English military before moving to the American colonies, initially settling in Rhode Island before eventually becoming a prominent businessman and landowner in New York.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Born around 1665 in the then-kingdom of Ireland, Jones was a major in the English military before moving to the American colonies.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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