trust territory

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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 Small, remote Pacific island nations such as Palau, a former U.S. trust territory, make up most of the list. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust territory
Noun
  • That was actually the settlement of a long-term dispute over arms Iran bought from the US before the Islamic revolution.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
  • According to the settlement website, the money is reserved for people whose personal information was accessed during the 2023 data breach.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Who funds migration when one function owns the service but another carries the cryptographic dependency?
    Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • But initial attempts to send her to Tahiti, a French dependency, about 1,350 miles — or a 30-hour sea journey — from Pitcairn, were rejected by French Polynesian authorities.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • An insurance mandate would decrease the taxpayer money spent on the HACCP, reducing the number of children who need the program’s assistance.
    Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • This structure allows advisory teams to focus on client outcomes rather than institutional growth mandates.
    Elie Nour, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Migration remains divisive issue Swiss democracy gives voters a direct say in policymaking through referendums typically held four times a year.
    Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • The crowd was feeling good, if a bit sweaty — and a little in disbelief at the sight of a fighting ring next to one of the most hallowed symbols of American democracy.
    Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The country’s seismology agency, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said the quake hit off the shores of General Santos City in Sarangani province, the southernmost tip of the Mindanao island.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • The Department of Health said another person died in Davao Oriental province due to the quake.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • District officials believe the aging of existing farmers with no succession plans, less valuable soils in that area, and the current low prices for commodities make financial incentives more attractive and the target attainable.
    Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
  • Lavender prefers coarse, sandy soil that drains quickly.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • But a series of 15th century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
  • The sovereign first wore her favorite crown on November 4, 1952, for the opening ceremony of parliament that year.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • 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

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“Trust territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territory. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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