territorial
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"Ukraine is still successful in defending its territorial integrity," she said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
"When you say to someone, 'You're from Italy', they'll say, 'No, I'm from Tuscany' or 'I'm from Florence', so they're very territorial, especially when it comes to food."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Hospitals, he observes, “have exalted missions, which can obscure the fact that they’re just as full of territorial jerks as investment banks.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The territorial island, whose residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, receives less federal funding than most states.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
“It hardly matters. Annabeth is very territorial about her friends, in case you haven’t noticed. She was quite worried about you. And now that you’re back, I think she suspects where you were marooned.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing territorial
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