colonies
Example Sentences
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Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The decrees, the first of which were written under Louis XIV, ruled over the lives of enslaved people in the colonies.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Despite the upheaval, the colonies did not collapse.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
They nest in colonies where they parent their young for up to five years, care for their elderly and mourn their dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Avery fiddled with the experiment as only a microbiologist could, growing the bacteria in various cultures, adding beef-heart broth, removing contaminant sugars, and growing the colonies on plates.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
