territorial
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Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned the most recent Kuwaiti arrest, saying the four Iranians were on a routine maritime patrol when they entered Kuwaiti territorial waters due to “disruption in their navigation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
BBC Verify understands the UK's interception policy applies to both the UK's territorial waters and the EEZ.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"Our historical experience has taught us that delegating vital matters... to international judicial bodies has been detrimental to our sovereignty and our territorial integrity," he said.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The territorial island, whose residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, receives less federal funding than most states.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
In 1976 Edward N. Luttwak, now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, D.C., published a short, provocative book about imperial Rome that distinguished between territorial and hegemonic empires.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing territorial
Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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