colonies

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The amount was small, but the principle of an outside power taxing the American colonies helped spark the American Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

From Argentina it was onto the British territory of South Georgia, a world-renowned wildlife destination famous for its penguin colonies, and then Tristan da Cunha, the remotest inhabited island in the world.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

To link the original 13 colonies with territories to the west, American politicians and engineers made bold plans for a long-distance highway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The project fits into Musk's long-term ambition to build colonies on the Moon and Mars and is "a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization," he wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Germans were required to disarm, to surrender their overseas colonies, and to pay massive reparations for the losses suffered by the Allies.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman