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Recent Examples of client state
Russia occupies around 20% of Georgia via local separatist client states, a situation cemented by Moscow's victory in the 2008 Russo-Georgian war.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The hunter education marketplace remains lucrative because once a vendor acquires a client state agency, their customers come along essentially for free.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
In other words, Britain is a client state, albeit a senior one, with certain privileges.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
By turning Abiy’s Ethiopia into a client state, however, the UAE has helped feed the prime minister’s worst instincts.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
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David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The hunter education marketplace remains lucrative because once a vendor acquires a client state agency, their customers come along essentially for free.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
In other words, Britain is a client state, albeit a senior one, with certain privileges.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
By turning Abiy’s Ethiopia into a client state, however, the UAE has helped feed the prime minister’s worst instincts.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
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In short, Putin’s unwavering demand in any peace settlement has been to leave Ukraine essentially defenseless.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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As a condition of the settlement, TD Bank paid a $1.8 billion criminal penalty which, when added to the civil fines, brought the total to $3 billion to settle the charges.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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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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Russian forces launched a drone strike on Ukraine's central province on February 27, killing one resident and wounding two others. Donetsk region.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The map from the Institute for Study of War and AEI's Critical Threats Project showed the Israeli army advancing south of Damascus countryside and in Daraa province in southern Syria.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The law firm is also representing the district in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Education, which filed a writ of mandate against the district in April requiring that RUSD revoke the policy.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some critics also worry that an elimination could neuter federal mandates for programs like Title I, which funds schools in low-income areas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Those calls could include requests for help with mental health crises, drug and chemical dependencies, memory care and senior care issues.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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The result is a system that makes traditional notions of childhood – with its unwieldy dependencies, its inefficient play and its demands for attention and care – increasingly untenable.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Leaders were left stunned Friday after U.S. Vice President JD Vance used his speech at Munich Security Conference to launch an attack on European democracy, provoking strong rebuttals from the region.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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Vance argued that censorship and government overreach pose a greater threat to European democracy than external adversaries like Russia or China.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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In addition to being found in soil, small amounts of heavy metals can be spotted naturally in the environment, including in food products, due to air, water, and soil exposure, according to the Girl Scouts.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since the onset of Israel’s war against Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces engaged in cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah – including ground operations on Lebanese soil – until a ceasefire deal was struck late last year.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The movie recounts the experiences of Eunice Paiva and her family after her husband Rubens Paiva was taken into custody during the country’s military dictatorship.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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That is quite an achievement for a film which is certainly not a popcorn movie, recording the real-life story of Eunice Pavia and her reinvention of herself and rebuilding of her family after her husband, Rubens Pavia, an opponent of Brazil’s military dictatorship, disappeared after arrest in 1971.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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