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territory

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


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“We’re in a little bit of uncharted territory here,” said Matt Mackowiak, a Republican consultant who led Sen. John Cornyn’s unsuccessful primary bid against Paxton.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Near the mouth of a river, in Powhatan territory, the colonists erected a cross and proclaimed England’s King James I the rightful owner of the place, which they called Jamestown.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Gaza's civil defence agency has identified around 2,000 buildings in the territory that it says are at risk of collapse.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

But even without the unprecedented improvement, Venable was already in uncharted territory.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The journey, which brought them through enemy territory, took eleven days.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The platform supports cross-border payments in more than 220 countries and territories through partner networks, including Ant Group’s Alipay+.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The image also encompassed several French overseas territories, such as Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Their methods offer a foundation for similar work elsewhere in France, Europe, and overseas territories.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

The data is based on information from advisory firm Oxford Economics, which modeled data center capex in 36 countries and territories and five regions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Jewish artists and intellectuals of all kinds fled Nazism, and music by Jews, Communists and Blacks was banned in the Third Reich and its occupied territories.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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