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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.
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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
Russia has released a U.S. Navy veteran who apparently illegally crossed the border from Poland into the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad last year and was held there for nine months.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
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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
Russia has released a U.S. Navy veteran who apparently illegally crossed the border from Poland into the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad last year and was held there for nine months.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
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Good work for dogs might include roaming, establishing and marking territory, gathering information and using it to make decisions, foraging for food, finding mates, playing with friends, and maybe rolling in a little bit of dead stuff.Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
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Six diverse political and ethnic groups now claim territory.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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On this winter’s eve, December 13, the newest outpost of his restaurant Igniv will have its grand opening in the small ski village of Andermatt, Switzerland.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The hotel also has a wellness floor with a spa, gym, and indoor swimming pool, and an outpost of the buzzy Japanese eatery Zuma.Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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The image, which first appeared in Harper's Weekly, was created as Union propaganda during the war, featuring Santa handing out presents at a Union Army camp.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
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The county Probation Department is responsible for overseeing both adult parolees and youths in juvenile camps and halls.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ever since the opening up of the continent’s major economies in the 1990s, the African diaspora has recognized the opportunities on the home continent and have brought back their experiences collected abroad, melding them with traditional cues and wisdom.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
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In Austria, around 100,000 Syrians currently live in the country, one of the largest diaspora communities in Europe.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, longtime Williamsburg licensee Adelphi Paper Hangings has recreated many of the colony’s original wallpapers, including Everard Damask and Everard Medallion–pieces of which were discovered at Williamsburg’s historic Thomas Everard House, built in 1718.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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During the Seven Years’ War, which spanned 1756 to 1763, the British recruited enslaved and free Black men from the colonies to fill their ranks.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The post featured a photo of herself topless on a beach while cradling her baby bump.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Mrázek left Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets after making an awkward save along the post in the first period and did not return.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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His father worked as a merchant and manager of a nearby cotton plantation.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the early 1860s, plantations in the American South produced 75 percent of the cotton used around the globe.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Exclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclave. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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