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sovereign

[sov-rin, sov-er-in, suhv-] / ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv- /




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"We're making a sovereign choice to agree deals to reduce trade barriers - where Parliament gets to have a say," a Labour source said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“For a long time, I believed in an ideal, a national, sovereign, civic Hungary,” he wrote in a Facebook post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Then, as now, there are American Indians who, like me, live, work and “maintain tribal relations” in our own sovereign territories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Romy Madley Croft became a sapphic-nightlife sovereign in 2023 with the clubby “Mid Air,” after Sim’s own minimalist, horror-streaked “Hideous Bastard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

King Zwel- ithini, supported by Chief Buthelezi, called for an autonomous and sovereign KwaZulu, and discouraged everyone in his province from voting.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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