sovereign
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previously stated that Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence because it already sees itself as a sovereign nation.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
"May everyone see how the State of Israel is a sovereign state which knows how to hold those who harmed it to account," the opposition politician said.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
He noted the erosion of trust in the fiat system, the unprecedented money printing and the accumulation of sovereign debt.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
It violated the central premise of the revolutionary legacy—namely, that the people at large were the sovereign source of all political authority.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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