colonies

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The mites now wreak havoc on American bee colonies by feeding on the insects and spreading a wing-deforming virus.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

"It's also a trend that has been there for some time because France realises that it has to look for new markets, dynamic markets and looking beyond traditional former colonies of West and Central Africa."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Most historians are concentrating on the birth itself, when 13 disparate colonies along the east coast of North America declared their intention to separate from Great Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Meerkats live in underground colonies in southwestern Africa.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

By 1776, when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, there were 500,000 African Americans enslaved among the 2.5 million people in the thirteen colonies.

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