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colony

[kol-uh-nee] / ˈkɒl ə ni /


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Western Sahara, a mineral-rich former Spanish colony, has been largely controlled by Morocco since 1975, but the United Nations considers it a non-self-governing territory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

It is now the site of the country's largest colony of the species.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Enslaved Africans had lived in New York since its days as a Dutch colony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

But by early August, the foraging capacity of the colony has increased exponentially, brood are better fed and the emerging workers are substantially larger.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

As I understand by report I am much charged with starving the colony, I did always give every man his allowance faithfully, both of corn, oil, aqua vitae, etc., as was by the council proportioned.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

More than 90 percent of emperor penguin colonies could be near-extinct by 2100 if sea ice loss persists at its current rate.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Much of that time was spent in the Mars Defense Force, which protected Earth colonies on Mars.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

More than a century later, she said experienced British Red Squirrel volunteers were now working with farmers and landowners to control grey squirrel populations near red colonies.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Later observations from the UCR team have provided an unusually close look at the social behavior that may help substances move through these concealed colonies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

But each town in the colonies had a militia—a small group of volunteer fighters.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis




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