colonies
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Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The decrees, the first of which were written under Louis XIV, ruled over the lives of enslaved people in the colonies.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Despite the upheaval, the colonies did not collapse.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
They nest in colonies where they parent their young for up to five years, care for their elderly and mourn their dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He understood what it was about: whether the thirteen American colonies should stay a part of England or become a country of their own.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
