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Recent Examples of trust territory
In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
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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
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
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The settlement would also entail changes to roster limits for most sports, including men’s soccer, which would see its limit more than triple to 28 players.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Look no further than Springfield, where the Sangamon County Board recently approved a $10 million settlement in the shooting death last July of Sonya Massey in her own home by a sheriff’s deputy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Such a deal would reduce US dependency on China, and provide significant incentive for the United States to boost Ukrainian security, a US official familiar with negotiations told CNN.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Each step has strong dependencies on the preceding steps.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s decision to scale back U.S. government mandates, which would have forced manufacturers to make and sell more EVs, has been scaled back.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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But sweeping mandates to eliminate all DEI programs would undercut efforts to increase fairness and, perhaps more importantly, deny organizations the opportunity to hire the best and the brightest.—
Gregory D. Squires,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 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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In the late 1990s, Nigeria’s rulers began promoting domestic industry as the country transitioned from years of military rule into a democracy.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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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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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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This step-by-step guide explains how to propagate hoya plants by rooting cuttings in water or layering in soil.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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The crux of the problem is that the Constitution explicitly grants power to both federal and state governments – but the founders did not specify what to do if the two sovereigns disagree or how any ensuing struggle should be resolved.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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The sovereign visited his daughter-in-law before his own procedure, and they were discharged a few days apart.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2024
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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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“Trust territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territory. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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