colonial
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Multiple factors caused the famine, including the potato blight that destroyed the main source of food, and the political and socioeconomic circumstances of British colonial rule.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Through their lens, the novel explores issues of love, culture, colonial history and power.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
In 2021, Suriname-born artist Jeangu Macrooy addressed slavery, racism, and the colonial legacy in his performance.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
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
But he was not a mover-and-shaker, only a draftsman; the words he wrote were merely the lyrical expression of ideas that had been bandied about in the Congress and the various colonial legislatures for years.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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