colony
Example Sentences
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The English jurist’s “History of the Pleas of the Crown,” published posthumously in 1736, influenced the development of common law in England, the British colonies and, eventually, the United States.
"We trust that the challenges initiated during the count will be resolved with the utmost transparency," added the statement by Spain, which maintains close ties with its former Latin American colonies.
From Barron's
Williams drew on the Hebrew prophets to “describe his ideal of a Christian society”; Penn ensured that his colony’s statutes protected religious liberty.
A study published on December 19, 2025, in the journal Science Advances reports that some ant species organize their colonies by prioritizing numbers rather than individual strength.
From Science Daily
In the city, which was still a British colony when he arrived in 1959, he found success - and then a voice.
From BBC
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