territories

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Before the law, the blood sport had been made illegal in all 50 states, but not U.S. territories.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"It's the males that set up the territories so, over time, we tricked them that this was their natal site."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The insurgency, which began in 2012, is led by Iyad ag Ghali, a former Marlboro-puffing rock ‘n’ roller who became radicalized and banned music from the territories he controls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"They allow for the exchange of information on resources and animal migrations, the forming of partnerships, and temporary access to other territories in the event of a crisis."

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

All of the disputed territories contain valuable minerals, and some of them yield important vegetable products such as rubber which in colder climates it is necessary to synthesize by comparatively expensive methods.

From "1984" by George Orwell