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Recent Examples of trust territory
In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
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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
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
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In December, 2024, Motta received a settlement offer in one of her accident cases on the very day that she, along with Alfortish, was finally indicted in the fraud scheme.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Why wouldn't you if your press conference du jour was a junk fees settlement with the HungryPanda delivery app?—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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There are more third-party dependencies than anyone can count.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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The case has rightly focused attention on how chatbots apparently reinforce delusions and foster emotional dependency.—
Marc Augustin,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Apple has never had a consistent annual film mandate, nor a film release cadence.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Not into general revenues, but into industry-specific statutory trusts with clear mandates, independent governance and mandatory sunset review.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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European Union lawmakers and many Western watchdogs had no longer considered the country a full democracy.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
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The myth of ‘Sunshine’ A special session on the budget is bad for democracy.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, before hiding inside the building.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gros Morne lies on the western side of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s easternmost province and one of its least populated regions.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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However, in high-quality soil, carrots (Daucus carota) can thrive, and their growth below ground can provide some protection against diseases.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
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Arsenic concentrations in Colorado soil typically range from 1 to 20 milligrams per kilogram of soil.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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For one, having a sovereign customer, rather than selling to another private company, helps improve the financing terms Infinity Power can attract (even if the sovereign is a troubled one like Egypt).—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a turn straight from a Shakespearean drama, the shocking abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII made her father the new sovereign in 1936 and set Princess Elizabeth, then 10, on the path to reign one day.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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But some historians have argued that this glossed a scheme to provide a bastion for British sea power in the eastern seas.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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To military experts, Trump’s fleet would be hopelessly unsuited to strategic and tactical threats that are already faced by American sea power and likely to become more dangerous by the time the vessels could be deployed.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Trust territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territory. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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