territorial
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Researchers propose that this behavior could reflect territorial tensions between Neanderthal communities, possibly linked to competition for resources or space.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Russia, whose battlefield advances have slowed since last year, has paid a high price in manpower for relatively small territorial gains.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
“Just building a fixed facility in and of itself does not qualify as territorial appropriation or territorial sovereignty.”
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Marie Byrd Land doesn’t overlap with the territorial claims of any other nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Every county in the Deep South had a Willoughby, each so like the other that they constituted a category called He, the Great Big Man, the Little Man, allowing for minor territorial differences.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing territorial
Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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