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territory

[ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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NextEra’s unregulated arm is the primary way the company can participate in demand growth outside of its own Florida territory, which hasn’t been a hotspot for data-center growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“But this really just comes with the territory after these big moves.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Gold prices slumped to the lowest levels of the year Wednesday and sank deeper into bear-market territory.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On December 7, 1941, the Axis power Japan surprised the United States with an air attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor in the territory of Hawaii.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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