sovereign
Example Sentences
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Cuba will free 2,010 prisoners as part of a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture," it announced on Thursday, as it faces continued political pressure from the US.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Cuba’s Communist government said it will free 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture” during negotiations with the Trump administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The latter charge, comprising a breach of allegiance owed to a sovereign or state, was crucial because it was not subject to reprieve or commutation by the governor without consent of the Legislature.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
It does not apply to persons who are not subject to US jurisdiction -- foreign diplomats, for example, and sovereign Native American tribes.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Any other team on spaceship Earth would have worried about Julian's defying an official of the sovereign state of New York.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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