colonial
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New geopolitical realities seemed possible—the demise of the European colonial order, the rise of the U.S. as a superpower and the transformation of Asia into a region of nation-states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
When the 20th century dawned, nearly all of Asia was under the colonial boot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Experts were amazed the site was intact, as previous discoveries had found looted and destroyed remains from the colonial era.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
They send her back out into space to solve their problem, this time with a band of colonial Marines.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2018
In colonial times, as many as one out of every four trees in between southeastern Canada and Georgia was a chestnut—partly the result, it would seem, of Indian burning and planting.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Their seasoned troops, reinforced by Hessian mercenaries, faced an amateurish and poorly provisioned army of colonials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Proponents of prohibition argued that drinking culture was alien to India – while that’s debatable, the colonials filled their coffers with the liquor tax and certainly encouraged it.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
The wealthiest and most international city in America, its grand mansions and comfortable houses would obviously be useful as a base for an invading army that was just beginning a campaign against uppity colonials.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
In western and southern 22207, new construction is beginning to overtake the postwar ranches, colonials, and split-levels built in the first wave of suburbanization.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2020
He despised those American colonials who had fought against his England, yet he still chose to settle in Philadelphia, where he set up a royalist newspaper called The Porcupine's Gazette.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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