colonies
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The new relationship between Britain and her former colonies also forced adjustments in missions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Similar to Portuguese man o' war, by-the-wind sailors are colonies of animals related to sea anemones and corals, and they possess stinging cells.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Its independence from the French was proclaimed in 1804, just two decades after the American colonies signed the Treaty of Paris.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
As the Ulster Scots arrived in the British colonies, they settled in Pennsylvania and in other British-held areas on the homelands of several Indigenous nations.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
