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territory

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


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One is exposure to Virginia, a data-center-rich territory with high electricity demand growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“But this really just comes with the territory after these big moves.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Gold prices slumped to the lowest levels of the year Wednesday and sank deeper into bear-market territory.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

My heart rate finally elevated slightly above somber territory as we engaged in a heated debate over which came first, the chicken or the egg.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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