colonies
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French interests in Europe competed with overseas colonies for resources while peasants and tradesmen resisted emigrating to develop them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Raman began working with slum dwellers’ organizations in Delhi, first trying to stop the evictions and later documenting conditions in the resettlement colonies, pushing for running water and better sanitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The programme will "not shy away from 'the darkest days of our past', as His Majesty has described them," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, ahead of the tour of the former colonies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
After producing tetraploid cells from human cancer cells and establishing colonies derived from individual cells, he noticed that the resulting groups were not all the same size.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
This meeting had been called to discuss united action by the thirteen colonies against the king and Parliament.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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