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colony

[kol-uh-nee] / ˈkɒl ə ni /


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The gannet colony was devastated by bird flu in 2022/23 but researchers have since said populations are recovering.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Its first game against No. 14 Senegal — a longtime French colony — will be its toughest in group play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

SpaceX’s plans, according to its recent regulatory filings, include asteroid mining and a colony on Mars.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Haiti became the first independent black nation in the Americas in 1804, after enslaved people rebelled against their French masters in what was then the colony of Saint-Domingue.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The history of slavery in the Dutch colony of Surinam was a long and brutal one.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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