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colony

[kol-uh-nee] / ˈkɒl ə ni /


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Enslaved Africans had lived in New York since its days as a Dutch colony.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico "is neither nor will be a colony or protectorate of any foreign country," after Trump's post.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Navratil has tried to trap this colony unsuccessfully twice before.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

This spacing helps ensure that chemical signals reach only the next colony in the sequence, allowing information to move through the circuit in a single direction.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

A traveler had found the whole colony on the Island of Wings dead.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

“Being from Wisconsin, I wasn’t used to seeing colonies of stray cats everywhere because that’s a very real problem that’s going on in L.A.,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The initiative comes as France is seeking to improve relations with Africa, particularly in former colonies with which it has prickly ties.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Puffin numbers in one of the UK's largest colonies have suffered after a drop in food supplies and extreme weather conditions, conservationists have warned.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

That could have implications for beekeepers, growers and integrated-pest-management planners, particularly during periods when bees are actively foraging or colonies are expanding.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Small seal colonies were starting to form on some of the islands around Nantucket and Cape Cod.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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