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sovereignty

[sov-rin-tee, suhv-] / ˈsɒv rɪn ti, ˈsʌv- /


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To excavate biblical Palestine was, in his mind, to restore Jewish sovereignty over the Jewish story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"We are not going to block it, but we do have to demand, as always, sovereignty and standards, in tax terms and in development terms, so that it benefits the population."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, outlined a so-called tech sovereignty package, with policies targeting a broad range of tech infrastructure, from semiconductors to cloud services, data centers and artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

She has decried revelations of the recent participation of CIA officials in a raid on a drug lab in northern Chihuahua state, saying it was a breach of sovereignty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In its most familiar form, dominant in the nineteenth century, the tension assumes a constitutional appearance as a conflict between state and federal sovereignty.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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