colonies

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As former British colonies, both Kenya and Nigeria share English as an official language, but each country has developed distinct spoken varieties with different phonetic structures.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The project fits into Musk's long-term ambition to build colonies on the Moon and Mars and is "a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization," he wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Varroa mites must enter brood cells to reproduce, so the team tested whether mites were equally attracted to larvae from different types of colonies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Not only was it the first newspaper in the colonies with any staying power, it was the first to run advertisements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

We take turns reading paragraphs out loud about the thirteen colonies, and then Mr. Fabian hands out worksheets.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari