territories

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This 12-point program aims to certify territories that are capable of anticipating a tsunami risk, prepare their populations and coordinate an appropriate response.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Dominion had contracts to provide 51 gigawatts worth of power to data centers as of the end of the first quarter, in Virginia and its other service territories.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Before the law, the blood sport had been made illegal in all 50 states, but not U.S. territories.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The insurgency, which began in 2012, is led by Iyad ag Ghali, a former Marlboro-puffing rock ‘n’ roller who became radicalized and banned music from the territories he controls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The borderlands—as this region was known—were remote and lawless territories that had been fought over for hundreds of years.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell