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territorial

[ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
regional
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Both Canada and the EU have been hit with tariffs and territorial threats.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Non-recognized tribes see it as another move by economically powerful tribes to protect their own interests and avoid having to negotiate with other local tribes over territorial disputes and how to best protect important sites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"The old underworld was visible and territorial, but the new one is dispersed, fluid, making it harder to pin down," Maria told The Print, external last year.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It still looks like the distant Northern Marianas will be the final act of America’s long story of territorial growth.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

These clans bonded together into tribes on a strictly territorial basis.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Twenty-eight of the Skye territorials lived within sight of Portree harbour.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2014

At the tables handsome flying Johnnies, naval Jacks in full dress, guardsmen, territorials, and just plain civics sat making conversational love.

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain now has 827,000 men & women in uniform, counting the regular army, navy and air force, plus draftees and territorials.

From Time Magazine Archive

That would give Italy 600,000 men under arms, not counting territorials.

From Time Magazine Archive

The territorials who are in charge of them say that they were much more lively at first.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque


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