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Recent Examples of exclave
Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhichevan is separated from Azerbaijan by a narrow strip of southern Armenia.
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Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
Observers fear that Azerbaijan might be preparing another offensive, with the goal of securing a route to its own exclave of Nakhichevan—a region of around 100,000 people that is separated from Azerbaijan by a sliver of Armenian territory.
—Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
Baku is currently demanding that Yerevan agree to the establishment of a corridor through Armenian territory that would connect Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan, an exclave of Azerbaijan jammed between Iran, Armenia, and Turkey.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2023
Lithuania accused Moscow of waging a propaganda battle and taking a threatening stance in a standoff over Vilnius restricting the transit of sanctioned goods to the Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.
—Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
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Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
Observers fear that Azerbaijan might be preparing another offensive, with the goal of securing a route to its own exclave of Nakhichevan—a region of around 100,000 people that is separated from Azerbaijan by a sliver of Armenian territory.
—Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
Baku is currently demanding that Yerevan agree to the establishment of a corridor through Armenian territory that would connect Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan, an exclave of Azerbaijan jammed between Iran, Armenia, and Turkey.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2023
Lithuania accused Moscow of waging a propaganda battle and taking a threatening stance in a standoff over Vilnius restricting the transit of sanctioned goods to the Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.
—Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclave
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Trump showed no indication of softening his ambition to take control of the island, which is an autonomous territory but part of the Kingdom of Denmark.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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That culminated with Richardson being the most pivotal pick of Ballard’s nine-year tenure, and if he’s judged by that selection more than all of the others, that’s what comes with the territory after not finding an answer sooner.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But what defines a true community — as different from a simple base or an outpost — is that a proper settlement must maintain a self-sustaining population.—
Dave S. Brody,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The outposts will feature claw machines filled with products, merchandise and grand prizes, including tickets redeemable for the Berry Collection luggage pieces.—
Charlie Carballo,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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While the four other spots on the starting line are spoken for, the competition between Corbett and Mays will be one of the notable battles to watch in training camp.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Scott, a fourth-round pick in 2023, caught only one pass last season and will be challenged to hang onto his spot in training camp.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Understanding soda means unpacking corporate influence over food and health, and discussing wheat can bring us into complex conversations about diaspora.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Things didn’t go nearly so well for the Dutton diaspora beyond Montana state lines.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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After all, the filmmaker is Portuguese and there’s a brutal history between his native country and Mozambique, a colony of Portugal until 1975, a country whose official language remains that of its former imperial overseers.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Other successes include the establishment of an assurance colony of Chrisangi leaf insects to prevent extinction of the species, along with fawns from Malayan sambar deer, barasinghas and hog deer.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Judging by the reactions to Zuckerberg’s post, many agree.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Her size helped limit TCU standout Sedona Prince, who had trouble moving her off the block and getting position in the post.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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In the 1950s, banana wilt swept through plantations of the then-dominant Gros Michel banana, driving the variety nearly to extinction.—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Mecklenburg County unveiled Thursday the new design for the former Huntersville slave plantation closed by controversy four years ago.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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