territory
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The rout, driven primarily by economic anxiety and the Iran war, reached deep into Republican territory, including Texas, Kansas and South Carolina.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
For millions of people, the stock market is unfamiliar territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
When the wandering pooch finally narrowed his territory, Packer set up a humane trap and spent several days and nights nearby, waiting for Anchovy Jack to take the bait.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Morocco and Algeria fought a brief border war in 1963 over disagreements about territory inherited from French colonial rule.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Who knew I’d find inspiration here, in enemy territory?
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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The Chogm meeting gathers leaders from 56 states every two years in a different part of the Commonwealth, a voluntary grouping made up primarily of former territories of the British Empire.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Hawaii, most of Arizona, and U.S. territories do not change their clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, Britain's Privy Council -- the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories -- will next year hear a petition for slavery reparations filed by Jamaica.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Its operations span more than 100 countries and territories, providing both armed and unarmed security guards as well as different types of security technology across industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Many settlers on the borders of Indigenous territories believed that the newly created, professional US military might not support their interests.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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