colony
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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
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“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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American History I
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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