self-determination
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The tension between the human need for both love and self-determination powers both art and madness, but never was it so tangibly brought to life than by Marilyn Monroe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
A ceasefire brokered by the UN in 1991 included plans for a referendum on self-determination, but the vote has never taken place.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
What they did share was a brutal colonial past, and a longing to achieve economic self-determination.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“We were fighting not only for sewer, potholes and police protection but for self-determination and empowerment of our community,” Martinez de Vara wrote in a firsthand account of the incorporation campaign.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Yes, it was a prison designed by our oppressors, but it also gave us a sense of self-determination and control.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing self-determination
Political Geography - Middle School
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World War I
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