colony
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For carrion birds, war is a time of plenty, and Neriya senses that her adoption by the crows is a sort of refinement indulged in a thriving colony.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Can the public nominate politicians to send to the colony?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He told the BBC that as a former British colony, Kenya's relationship with France was different because it was not shaped by the same colonial history as West African countries.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"We believe this method of spot treatment can kill a larger colony and spread more easily than current termite control methods," Choe said.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Many people who didn’t have enough money for passage to Virginia or another colony might choose to become indentured servants.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing colony
American History I
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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