colonies

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What if the Wellington funds—which were separate legal entities—broke away from their manager and assumed self-governance like the 13 British colonies had 200 years earlier?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The summit is aimed at broadening Paris's partnerships and making investment deals on the continent against a backdrop of rising anti-French sentiment and diminishing power in its former colonies, especially in West Africa.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Meerkats live in underground colonies in southwestern Africa.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have shown that bistrifluron, a chemical that blocks the formation of new termite exoskeletons, can destroy drywood termite colonies by interfering with the insects' ability to grow.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

So along with a rivalry to grab overseas colonies, Britain and Germany engaged in a costly competition to build bigger and better battleships.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman