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territory

[ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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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

Americans awoke on Easter Sunday to the brilliant news that a second American airman had been rescued from Iranian territory after a crash last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

That put the benchmark just a whisker away from correction territory, and firmly south of its 200-day moving average.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But I never smelled another pack in this territory.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz