colonial
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France is Thursday expected to move towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as "moveable goods", in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
It survived colonial rule, a bloodied partition, the tumult of independence and Delhi's transformation into a sprawling megacity.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Multiple factors caused the famine, including the potato blight that destroyed the main source of food, and the political and socioeconomic circumstances of British colonial rule.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The same attributes that made Hong Kong an attractive place for business under British colonial rule now make it a hub for terror financing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
But he was not a mover-and-shaker, only a draftsman; the words he wrote were merely the lyrical expression of ideas that had been bandied about in the Congress and the various colonial legislatures for years.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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