dominated

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Dominated by the imposing Colima Volcano complex and home to the critical industrial port of Manzanillo, Colima is Mexico’s smallest state by population, with only about 731,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

"Well done Australia. Dominated every game pretty much. A fitting result. They kept the foot on the throat."

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Dominated for most of the second half, Seattle used the gift of two missed field goals by veteran Matt Prater in the final 2:56 to stun Arizona 21-20 at State Farm Stadium on Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Dominated by Russian speakers, Transnistria proclaimed independence from Moldova in 1990 as the Soviet Union fell apart.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023

Dominated by nine high-walled imperial palace-tombs and five cathedral-like ceremonial complexes, the city was both exemplary in its grandeur and oddly empty, because its streets were restricted to the elite.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann