colonies

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For many younger Kenyans, France is associated as much with retail, fashion and food as it is with geopolitics - a stark contrast with the sentiment in many of its former colonies.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Meerkats live in underground colonies in southwestern Africa.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have shown that bistrifluron, a chemical that blocks the formation of new termite exoskeletons, can destroy drywood termite colonies by interfering with the insects' ability to grow.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The Fourth of July holiday this year marks 250 years since the American colonies declared independence from British rule.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The American colonies passed laws barring people convicted of crimes from a wide variety of jobs and benefits, automatically dissolving their marriages and denying them the right to enter contracts.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander