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colonial

[kuh-loh-nee-uhl] / kəˈloʊ ni əl /


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Some scholars have suggested that though their faces do not look upward, they are bearing witness to Mary’s coronation and thus engaging with colonial religious views.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

That thought is echoed in the album’s cover art, an image of two miniature Finn Wolfhards facing off, donning colonial garb and brandishing weapons.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

In comparing those statistics with those of its former colonial overlord, Hartnett, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist, found an emphatic stateside outperformance on almost all fronts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

Hainu, a vestige of the Japanese colonial era, shares some similarities with the centuries-old matriarchal tradition of haenyeo free-diving in South Korea, although Taiwan's sea women do not go underwater.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Echoes of the biological tumult resound through colonial manuscripts.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The Singhs sold clocks and watches to the colonials while secretly rebelling against British rule.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

Stately, white colonials are on one block, while modest Spanish revivals sit on the next.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

Developers opened up this part of Arlington in the 1950s, building ranches and colonials, working from the same three or four floor plans across a dozen square miles.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2025

The wealthiest and most international city in America, its grand mansions and comfortable houses would obviously be useful as a base for an invading army that was just beginning a campaign against uppity colonials.

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2023

Fortunately there were all sorts and types of colonials.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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