colony

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Mr. Ozon’s star is the appropriately stone-faced Benjamin Voisin as Meursault, who like Camus is an ethnically French citizen of Algeria, which for more than a century was a French colony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

A single fertilised queen is able to create a whole colony and can live for decades – and can be easily posted as scanners do not tend to detect organic material.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In the U.S., annual colony losses have ranged from 40 to 50% in recent years and could reach as high as 60 to 70% in 2025.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814 and were administered from Mauritius while it was a British colony.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The Msaidizi guides us to another elevator on the other side of the colony.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas