colonial
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Head of Marine at the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Georgia de Jong Cleyndert, said although the "incredible" blue creatures looked like jellyfish, they were actually colonial hydrozoans.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
While slavery is banned under its 1945 constitution, written when the country broke free from Dutch colonial rule, some traditional customs are tolerated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Since colonial times, the American people has been a tribe of tribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
In comparing those statistics with those of its former colonial overlord, Hartnett, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist, found an emphatic stateside outperformance on almost all fronts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
Wherever Europeans went during the colonial era, they took their music with them.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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The Singhs sold clocks and watches to the colonials while secretly rebelling against British rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Developers opened up this part of Arlington in the 1950s, building ranches and colonials, working from the same three or four floor plans across a dozen square miles.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
Proponents of prohibition argued that drinking culture was alien to India – while that’s debatable, the colonials filled their coffers with the liquor tax and certainly encouraged it.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
Year-round, elegant colonials and ramblers, with their classic details, red brick and stonework, grace Colonial Village in Northwest Washington.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
Fortunately there were all sorts and types of colonials.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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