colonial
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The road’s original alignment followed the Camino Real and the Santa Fe Trail, both Spanish colonial routes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
L.A.’s roots in colonial agriculture run long and deep.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
For eight years, forces led by France, the former colonial power, contained the Islamists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Mali's rulers, like their military counterparts in neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, have severed ties with former colonial ruler France and several Western countries, moving closer to Russia.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
When Europeans at last arrived, their technological and other advantages enabled them to establish temporary colonial domination over most of tropical Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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