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commonwealth

[kom-uhn-welth] / ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθ /


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She appreciates, however, that her school district remains staunchly anti-censorship and gender-affirming in a commonwealth that ranks high for censorship.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

From there the King and Queen will visit Virginia, before heading to the commonwealth country of Bermuda.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

A former CIA officer who flipped a swing House district in northern Virginia twice, Spanberger has now been governor of the commonwealth for roughly four months.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

"Firstly, I would like to apologise to Canada for wearing it," he said in a CTV interview while in the commonwealth this week for Remembrance events.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2025

On November 15, 1935, the United States designated the Philippines as a commonwealth.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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