colonial

Example Sentences

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The discord began at a time when bitterness about Spain’s colonial legacy had largely receded, and many Mexicans celebrate their mixed European and Indigenous heritage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“The idea of the Americas as a potential source of gold and gold as a source of wealth is written into the colonial experience from the very beginning,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Lee, who died in 2015, is often credited as being the mastermind of Singapore's post colonial transformation from a resource-scarce island to one of Asia's most advanced economies.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s worth noting that it was the American officials at the treaty’s drafting sessions who insisted on Article 6, so that the U.S. military would not get roped in to fight Europe’s colonial wars.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

These researchers tried to peer through the colonial records to the Indian lives beneath.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann