colony
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Can the public nominate politicians to send to the colony?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Mr. Musk in January was awarded one billion performance-based restricted shares that will vest if his company establishes a “permanent human colony on Mars with at least one million inhabitants.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
However, Beijing imposed a national security law on the former British colony in 2020 after huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests the year before.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He told the BBC that as a former British colony, Kenya's relationship with France was different because it was not shaped by the same colonial history as West African countries.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
It must be a man who cares about the whole colony, not just himself and a few friends.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing colony
American History I
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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