colonial
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“The Complete Notebooks” traces Camus’s development from a budding writer in colonial Algeria to a journalist of the French Resistance to a revered public intellectual.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
On one side is Fort Patience, a reminder of European trade and colonial ambition.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
L.A.’s roots in colonial agriculture run long and deep.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Mali's rulers, like their military counterparts in neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, have severed ties with former colonial ruler France and several Western countries, moving closer to Russia.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Finally, we go to a colonial schoolroom and join the rest of our class.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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