foreign rule
Example Sentences
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“Several years of foreign rule stole our pride from us. Today, India has left behind that colonial mindset.”
From Washington Times • May 28, 2023
Aside from the implementation of some favorable economic and social policies, the notion of foreign rule was an affront to Chinese subjects, who were also offended by Mongols’ dietary and bathing practices.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Independence Day holiday celebrates the restoration of Poland’s national sovereignty in 1918, at the end of World War I and after 123 years of foreign rule.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2022
In truth, the Texas revolt of 1836 wasn’t just about breaking away from foreign rule but also about sustaining the cotton-based economy and system of chattel slavery it required and Mexico wished to abolish.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2021
Agostinho Neto was President, in an African nation truly free of foreign rule.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
