territorial
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Researchers propose that this behavior could reflect territorial tensions between Neanderthal communities, possibly linked to competition for resources or space.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Russia, whose battlefield advances have slowed since last year, has paid a high price in manpower for relatively small territorial gains.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Rogers said he believed there was more room for additional pairs at Lakenheath, but the birds could be territorial.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“Just building a fixed facility in and of itself does not qualify as territorial appropriation or territorial sovereignty.”
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
The most fundamental such distinction is that states are organized on political and territorial lines, not on the kinship lines that defined bands, tribes, and simple chiefdoms.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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