colonies

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"It's also a trend that has been there for some time because France realises that it has to look for new markets, dynamic markets and looking beyond traditional former colonies of West and Central 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

The Fourth of July holiday this year marks 250 years since the American colonies declared independence from British rule.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I imagined bacterial colonies beginning to creep up, so I used a knife to wiggle it out of the pan and let it flop into the garbage, which had just about reached its limit.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen