colonies
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LONDON—The U.K. government is preparing to make a historic apology for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, after decades of pressure from former colonies seeking reparations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Raman began working with slum dwellers’ organizations in Delhi, first trying to stop the evictions and later documenting conditions in the resettlement colonies, pushing for running water and better sanitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The programme will "not shy away from 'the darkest days of our past', as His Majesty has described them," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, ahead of the tour of the former colonies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Working at low tide with her owner, Dr Texa Sim, black labrador Sgiath has found hundreds of colonies of the sea squirt, which - if left uncontrolled - can smother and kill native species.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
They did not choose to go to the colonies.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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