sovereignty
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The real hitch of the negotiations is ensuring the U.S. respects Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
However, she also noted that any clean energy project should respect Tribal sovereignty, protect cultural and natural resources and ensure equitable benefits.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The treaty allows all nations to explore and use the moon “exclusively for peaceful purposes,” and bans any claims of sovereignty over the moon.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
In this uncertain context, Poland's subsoil appears to be a major asset for the energy sovereignty of the Old Continent.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In the Soviet Union these include capitalism, God, and the surrender of national sovereignty; in the United States, socialism, atheism, and the surrender of national sovereignty.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Vocabulary lists containing sovereignty
The American Civil War
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Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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Human Geography - Middle School
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