trusteeship
Example Sentences
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The German government took Rosneft Germany into trusteeship in the wake of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and European Union sanctions on the Russian energy sector.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
The trusteeship, which was initially imposed through March 15, gave German authorities control of three Russian-owned refineries in Germany.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
The government has also put SEFE, formerly known as Gazprom Germania, under trusteeship after Russian energy giant Gazprom ditched it in April.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2022
The artifacts were then passed into the trusteeship of the British Museum.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
The manifesto utterly rejected the notion of trusteeship, the idea that the white government somehow had African interests at heart.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
