colonial

The islands have been part of the Philippines since colonial times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The palace said discussions about the colonial legacy and the slave trade were "important" but "primarily matters for governments to address".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

For much of Asia, it was more than a war against Japan; it was an unparalleled chance to throw off the yoke of colonial rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Experts were amazed the site was intact, as previous discoveries had found looted and destroyed remains from the colonial era.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Franklin’s ancestors may have emigrated from Europe to escape oppressive rules, but colonial societies were still vastly more coercive and class- ridden than indigenous villages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Many Americans in this 250th year of independence will look back proudly on those colonials who rebelled against British taxation by dumping tea in Boston Harbor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Proponents of prohibition argued that drinking culture was alien to India – while that’s debatable, the colonials filled their coffers with the liquor tax and certainly encouraged it.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025

The wealthiest and most international city in America, its grand mansions and comfortable houses would obviously be useful as a base for an invading army that was just beginning a campaign against uppity colonials.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

“It’s English food, but refracted through an Indian lens,” Kamicheril says — a legacy of colonials with palates newly awakened to the possibilities of spice.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

He despised those American colonials who had fought against his England, yet he still chose to settle in Philadelphia, where he set up a royalist newspaper called The Porcupine's Gazette.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy