colonies

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"Now we have a facility with established aged mouse colonies, which lowers the cost and time barriers to aging research," he said.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

France is Thursday expected to move towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as "moveable goods", in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Some years later when the colonies began fighting to separate from Britain, the Cherokee again found themselves in the middle of warring nations seeking to enlist them as allies.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz