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colony

[kol-uh-nee] / ˈkɒl ə ni /


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He told the BBC that as a former British colony, Kenya's relationship with France was different because it was not shaped by the same colonial history as West African countries.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

SpaceX’s public market debut should be epic—fitting for a company that pioneered reusable rockets and has ambitions to put a human colony on Mars.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Presiding over the competition is the emperor of theatrical fabulosity, André De Shields, in the role of Old Deuteronomy, leader of the Jellicle colony.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

By helping ants learn bait locations more quickly and recruit more nestmates, caffeine could increase how effectively poison spreads through a colony before the ants detect it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The mutineers sail to the British colony of Bahamas and are freed.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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