colonies

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Colonies without sterols stopped producing brood after about 90 days.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Wall panels remind us of the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Boston Massacre, all seminal events that led the Colonies to eventually break away from Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

By the late 1770s, the Revolution in what is known as the Middle Colonies had become a brutal civil war.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

The case involved corruption charges against three San Bernardino County officials and a developer who was a managing director of Rancho Cucamonga-based investor group Colonies Partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

Colonies do not cost much, and with little or no expense a prince can send and maintain them.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli