sovereign
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The first, passed in March, was an unusual measure giving the state the right to automatically appeal any decision holding that it didn’t enjoy sovereign immunity from suit.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Corporate spreads would widen 200 basis points, and emerging- market sovereign spreads would increase by 100 basis points.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The decision by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to stop bankrolling LIV Golf at the end of the season has plunged the future of the breakaway series into doubt.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
And we have agreed the most ambitious submarine program in history—Aukus—in partnership with Australia, a country of which I am also immensely proud to serve as sovereign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
King Zwel- ithini, supported by Chief Buthelezi, called for an autonomous and sovereign KwaZulu, and discouraged everyone in his province from voting.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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