trust territory

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Recent Examples of trust territory In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories. 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
Noun
  • Johnson told the Statesman the lawsuit ended in a settlement paid out to the herder.
    Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In a small settlement outside Villamar, Bolivia, a clothes maker pauses for a portrait.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Along with the many technological and safety advances in this surgery, there have also been innovations in its ability to not only restore vision but also to reduce dependency on glasses following the procedure.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Despite many challenges like reducing oil dependency, ensuring political stability amid sectarian divides and managing environmental crises, the Sudani government must focus on protecting the state.
    James Durso, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Considered a Trump loyalist, Noem has been praised by conservatives for her record as governor, which includes vocally opposing mask mandates and other COVID-era measures.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Witkoff also asked Netanyahu to send in more senior officials to negotiate, with a mandate to close the deal, the source said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And the ability to criticize public officials without fear of retribution is what differentiates a democracy from a dictatorship.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Basic policy shibboleths, such as the efficacy of vaccines, are being questioned by all sorts of constituencies; once-predictable public-opinion trend lines—regarding feminism, LGBTQ rights, democracy itself—are going wobbly.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers expect the new species to live in neighboring provinces of Vietnam and Laos.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The new warship has a displacement of 5,000 tons and is named after a city in Henan province.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That would allow those troops to be used in civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil.
    Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The order directs federal agencies to stop issuing citizenship documents such as passports to children born on U.S. soil to parents in the country illegally or under temporary visas.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Andrew’s response is more petulance; more younger brother than the adult, aging son of the sovereign.
    Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.
    Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.
    Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.
    Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024

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