colony

Albany, like New York City, originated in the colony of New Netherland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

In “Empire and Frontier,” Samuel Marquis focuses on the conflict’s tumultuous consequences for England’s colony of New York, and for its northern neighbors, the Five Nations of the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe and without her, the colony would collapse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The site was home to scarce plants including pyramidal and bee orchids, and a rare colony of marbled white butterflies that had relied on common knapweed and red fescue.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

And James Town is the heart of our colony.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Ranged across what is now upstate New York, the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas and Senecas had recently forged a “covenant chain” of alliance with several English colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

In eusocial colonies, reproduction is divided between queens and workers, creating highly cooperative societies with specialized roles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Emily Burton, conservation manager, said: "Gannet populations have suffered significant declines, and many colonies are still recovering from the impacts of avian influenza."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

They point out that “solar farm” is a misnomer because the land — an alluvial plane with Yucca colonies dating back hundreds of years, creosote rhizomatic rings even longer — will be scraped and fenced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 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