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territorial

[ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
regional
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"We know we must be held accountable for those we let down and reflect on our role in a society that worked against pregnant unmarried women," its territorial leaders, commissioners Paul and Jenine Main, added.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Over the years, attempts to resolve the territorial dispute have made little progress.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa all want at least a temporary ban on deep-sea mining in their territorial waters.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The authors, both entomologists, detail violent territorial battles between colonies and against invading predators.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

It was the territorial line between where the right hand and the left hand traveled, between the treble and the bass clefs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Twenty-eight of the Skye territorials lived within sight of Portree harbour.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2014

At the tables handsome flying Johnnies, naval Jacks in full dress, guardsmen, territorials, and just plain civics sat making conversational love.

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain now has 827,000 men & women in uniform, counting the regular army, navy and air force, plus draftees and territorials.

From Time Magazine Archive

That would give Italy 600,000 men under arms, not counting territorials.

From Time Magazine Archive

The territorials who are in charge of them say that they were much more lively at first.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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