TRUST TERRITORY Synonyms: 49 Similar Words

trust territory

noun

Definition of trust territory

as in settlement

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Recent Examples of trust territory The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon. — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories. — Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024 Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022

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Noun

While court documents show there have been settlement discussions in some of the cases, some plaintiffs’ attorneys say the pace has been agonizingly slow—or nonexistent.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The settlement will be paid by Hyundai Mobis, Kia and local staffing and recruitment agencies that helped find and bring the immigrant workers to Georgia on temporary visas.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

Leaders should monitor changes in input patterns, missing information, schemas, populations, products, geography, language, prompts, retrieval sources, foundation-model versions, external tools, and vendor dependencies.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
But through legal talent, legal reputation, and economic dependencies, the United States has remained a focal point in global law.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dependency

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The United Nations Security Council backed the plan in November — giving it international legitimacy — with a mandate for the board to oversee the demilitarization and rebuilding of Gaza.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, arguing the mandate violates students’ and parents’ First Amendment rights.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

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Taiwan is no stranger to cyberattacks, particularly from neighboring China, which claims the East Asian democracy as its own and has vowed to annex it, by force if necessary.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
But humanitarian workers say the government's earthquake response has transcended those tensions, reflecting the resilience of Colombia’s democracy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of democracy

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The gaps are especially consequential in Nizi, one of the most affected health zones in Ituri province, which accounts for about 90% of Congo’s Ebola cases and 80% of its deaths.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The epicenter was 68 kms (42 miles) north-northwest of the city of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of province

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Officials had to reset Buffalo’s play clock in the first quarter so umpire Tab Slaughter could smash down loose soil in the backfield.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Add the impacts of climate change, which have resulted in warmer springs and drier soils that reduce runoff into the reservoirs, and average or above-average rainfall no longer guarantees equivalent runoff.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of soil

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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
As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of sovereign

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George Washington knew his forces could not win the American Revolutionary War without some measure of sea power.

— Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

Definition of sea power

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