colonies
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Most of the world was now divided by fixed borders into independent states and their colonies, and international respect for those borders was growing.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Trees occupied by wasps also consistently had much smaller ant colonies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Foran said that at the time, the colonies that later became Canada relied on Great Britain and its Royal Navy for its defence, as well as indigenous peoples who served as generals in major battles.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
More than 90 percent of emperor penguin colonies could be near-extinct by 2100 if sea ice loss persists at its current rate.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
They each possessed a far-flung network of overseas colonies, a source of immense wealth and national pride.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
