colonies

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Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Among France's former colonies, Haiti -- the poorest country in the Caribbean -- stands out as having particularly suffered.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

On Feb. 4, 1794, while the country was convulsed in the violent political struggle known as the Terror, the National Convention abolished slavery in all French colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

These colonies are built around a single dominant breeding female, but unlike some social insects, the other females are still capable of reproducing themselves.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

So along with a rivalry to grab overseas colonies, Britain and Germany engaged in a costly competition to build bigger and better battleships.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman