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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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In 2023, Dominion Voting Systems received a historic $787 million settlement with Fox News over allegations the broadcaster defamed the election equipment company.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In a small settlement outside Villamar, Bolivia, a clothes maker pauses for a portrait.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The post-Cold War era of America as sole superpower has evolved into a multipolar world where the United States confronts an alliance of autocracies that believe liberal democracy is a dying political system — even as many Americans have lost faith in their institutions.—
Trudy Rubin,
The Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Phil Gunson, a Venezuela analyst at the International Crisis Group said that a transition to democracy in Venezuela, depends largely on the military, the traditional powerbroker in that nation's politics.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
10 Jan. 2025
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People's Liberation Army Navy CNS Liaoning: Qingdao, Shandong A satellite image showed the Liaoning, which is the Chinese military's first operational aircraft carrier, was pierside at its base in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on Friday.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Two other ostrich studies, from northwest Spain and from a province in western Iran, indeed found feed to be a major factor in the meat’s climate impact.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Rocks also contribute to soil stability and protect delicate ecosystems.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2025
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June • For camellia, citrus, gardenia, grape and other plants adapted to acidic soil: If leaves are yellowing (chlorotic) between green veins, plants may benefit from foliar or soil application of iron and zinc chelate and mulching.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2025
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Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.—
Eva Wolchover,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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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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