territory

Example Sentences

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After Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights in 1967, Israel chomped off bits of Lebanese and Syrian territory, cutting off lands where Kfar Chouba residents would grow wheat and olives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

General Dan Caine -- the top US military officer, who spoke alongside Trump -- said these forces "audaciously penetrated enemy territory in broad daylight to find, fix and recover" the pilot.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The exact circumstances remain unclear, but the operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Below them, the damaged plane crashed hundreds of miles inside Iranian territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Under the law, slavery is prohibited in Louisiana Purchase territory north of a designated border.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis