imperialist

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History shows, if anything, that imperialist ventures in Latin America don’t always pay off.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The Monroe doctrine acquired its imperialist character around 1900 under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Risk and desperation give the book the fresh edge of a thriller while maintaining its larger focus as an entwined story of family and imperialist history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

"The threat may not feel as urgent as a terrorist or an imperialist autocrat. But it is more fundamental. It is systemic, it's pervasive and accelerating towards us at pace," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Yet a third theory is that the Zapotec of Monte Alban—not the Olmec of La Venta—consolidated to form North America’s first imperialist power, an aggressive state that subjugated dozens of other villages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann