republic
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Once a small-bore banana republic marked by political instability, its weak institutions, rampant corruption and attractive location made it a target for gangsters looking to create a transit hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
From the beginning of the republic, they were carried out in town squares across the country.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
For decades, Western powers have accused the Islamic republic of seeking nuclear weapons, a claim that Tehran categorically denies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Plus, the latest spot for a Trump Tower is an ex-Soviet republic, and what seven retirees learned after moving to low-tax states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The president of the republic sent him a telegram of condolence in which he promised an exhaustive investigation and paid homage to the dead men.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
At Constantinople, every government decision involved negotiations with the representatives of the great Italian maritime republics, Venice and Genoa, who dominated the city’s economic life and enjoyed extensive legal privileges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The spreadsheet shows that Suozzi shared his table with four guests invited by Doug Burleigh, a longtime Fellowship leader focused on Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Nineteen countries showed up in Davos for the Board's inauguration from all corners of the compass - from Argentina to Azerbaijan, from former Soviet republics to Gulf kingdoms.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Most Spanish American republics had ended slavery or implemented gradual emancipation measures as early as 1811, with final abolition in place by the mid-1850s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
Hence, after Italy came almost entirely into the hands of the Church and of several republics, those priests and other citizens who were not accustomed to bearing arms began to hire foreigners.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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