colonial
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Yet the same colonial project that produced such horrors also gave Spenser the resources to create one of the great literary works of his age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
We’ve lived in the same four-bedroom colonial for 32 of those years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
For decades, India has been home to well-established local boarding schools modelled on the colonial British public-school system, serving elite, aristocratic families.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Such is the enthusiasm that France is considering opening vocational schools, notably in Puducherry, the former French colonial port in India's southeast.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
As historical sources, colonial reports leave much to be desired.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Their seasoned troops, reinforced by Hessian mercenaries, faced an amateurish and poorly provisioned army of colonials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Stately, white colonials are on one block, while modest Spanish revivals sit on the next.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
The wealthiest and most international city in America, its grand mansions and comfortable houses would obviously be useful as a base for an invading army that was just beginning a campaign against uppity colonials.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
In western and southern 22207, new construction is beginning to overtake the postwar ranches, colonials, and split-levels built in the first wave of suburbanization.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2020
Fortunately there were all sorts and types of colonials.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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