colony
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Wong rose to prominence in 2012 as a teenager who led protests against plans to implement patriotic education in Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese control in 1997.
From The Wall Street Journal â Nov. 5, 2026
Although this sacrifice kills the individual cell, it prevents the virus from producing more copies and infecting nearby bacteria, helping protect the larger colony.
From Science Daily â Oct. 31, 2026
Britain's King Charles paid homage to fallen soldiers and reflected on colonial atrocities in Guyana during a whistle-stop tour of the former colony on Friday.
From Barron's â Oct. 30, 2026
“You take this beautiful bird, and you dock to the space station, a colony that’s been formed in space, and was built since the first element was launched in 1998,” Olivas said.
From Los Angeles Times â Oct. 28, 2026
In 1622, for example, a fleet of Dutch ships tried to seize the Portuguese colony of Maçao.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
LONDON—The U.K. government is preparing to make a historic apology for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, after decades of pressure from former colonies seeking reparations.
From The Wall Street Journal â Nov. 3, 2026
Britain's pivotal part in slavery has long strained relations between the UK and its former colonies, including an awkward previous meeting of Commonwealth leaders in 2024.
From Barron's â Nov. 3, 2026
Raman began working with slum dwellers’ organizations in Delhi, first trying to stop the evictions and later documenting conditions in the resettlement colonies, pushing for running water and better sanitation.
From Los Angeles Times â Nov. 2, 2026
Working at low tide with her owner, Dr Texa Sim, black labrador Sgiath has found hundreds of colonies of the sea squirt, which - if left uncontrolled - can smother and kill native species.
From BBC â Oct. 14, 2026
It choked him like weeds and rot and colonies of vermin, clogging and staining him, stagnant and fetid, so that nothing so noble as love, or—gods above—forgiveness, could ever claim space in him.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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American History I
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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