self-determination
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He was arrested on a trip to Algeria where he had gone to report on a football club in Kabylie, a region where some people want self-determination.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
He wanted to see whether independence had delivered on the promise of freedom and self-determination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Yet other scholars, activists and intellectuals have their takes, too, on the Harlem Renaissance’s many political movements and bids for Black self-determination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"The state's control and guardianship categorised the Sami and limited their self-determination, leading to division and loss of rights," it said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
His transfer of powers of self-determination to inmates provoked loud and repeated charges of coddling.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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