sovereign

Example Sentences

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Cuba’s Communist government said it will free 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture” during negotiations with the Trump administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The latter charge, comprising a breach of allegiance owed to a sovereign or state, was crucial because it was not subject to reprieve or commutation by the governor without consent of the Legislature.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Renting out hardware will also allow Oracle to expand into higher-margin niches such as sovereign cloud, which involves building localized data centers for national governments.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

"This is the culmination of policies aimed at creating a sovereign internet," Marielle Wijermars, an associate professor of internet governance at Maastricht University told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The “people” had replaced the “public” as the sovereign source of political wisdom.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis