colonies

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General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The mites now wreak havoc on American bee colonies by feeding on the insects and spreading a wing-deforming virus.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

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

During tests we were given blank maps of the thirteen colonies, and asked to fill in names, dates, capitals.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri