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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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Given that Judge Boasberg has only delayed Trump’s actions, and that an appeal has already been filed, further escalations by either side are unnecessary and damaging to the American constitutional settlement.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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Net settlement proceeds total $20.4 million, after deducting $7 million for legal fees, penalties tied to Cantu’s claim under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, and other costs.—
Reuters,
CNN,
19 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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The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group active in the restive and mineral-rich Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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And Ontario, Canada's most populous province, added a 25% surcharge to all electricity exports sent to the U.S. as part of that nation's response to the White House's tariffs on Canadian products.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The first archivist, Robert D.W. Connor, took office that year with a mandate to organize, preserve and make accessible the nation’s records.—
Elizabeth Call,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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In hiring, that most often is hiring quotas for diverse talent or diversity representation mandates that prefer some groups over others.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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While many Russian and Ukrainian drone makers use Chinese parts, this creates a supply chain dependency.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The filing outlines potential risks, including the inability to complete a business combination, dependency on the trust account funds, and potential adverse effects from geopolitical events and market conditions.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is how democracies wither and die, columnist Sammy Roth writes.—
Shelby Grad,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Accepting the results with a composed yet sobering tone, Shyne acknowledged the democracy.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Kremlin ally who allowed Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine partially from Belarusian soil, is also in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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That would be decided later based on studies of possible locations, soil conditions, traffic, environmental constraints and other issues.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Russia is our enemy and will be for at least as long as Putin's dictatorship endures (and the Russian people continue to succumb to nostalgia for great power status and empire).—
Bradley Gitz,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1998, the station is owned by journalist Marcus Garcia, another renowned Haitian journalist and columnist who led the struggle for press freedoms against the Duvalier dictatorship in the 1980s.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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