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Recent Examples of client state
Hamas and Hezbollah, which have enjoyed Iran’s support, have also been seriously debilitated and there is a new government in Syria that is no longer a client state of Iran.
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Above all, China fears that its unpredictable and often aggressive client state could spark a military conflict with South Korea and the United States, potentially dragging Beijing into a second Korean War.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
English focused on Poland because the country had a long history of underground revolutionary culture; when the USSR turned independent Poland into a client state known as the People’s Republic of Poland, the Poles already knew how to go underground to fight back.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Greece was seen as bulwark against Moscow and its client states in southeastern Europe.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Above all, China fears that its unpredictable and often aggressive client state could spark a military conflict with South Korea and the United States, potentially dragging Beijing into a second Korean War.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
English focused on Poland because the country had a long history of underground revolutionary culture; when the USSR turned independent Poland into a client state known as the People’s Republic of Poland, the Poles already knew how to go underground to fight back.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Greece was seen as bulwark against Moscow and its client states in southeastern Europe.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
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The neighborhood Estelle Manor’s 60-acre estate is wrapped in 3,000 acres of parkland and there’s no view of any settlement from the house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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One trust would collect money from the church, parishes, schools and insurance settlements to compensate survivors, while the second trust would manage litigation and insurance claims against insurers that did not settle.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2026
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The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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In contrast to the clay-rich rare earth deposits in China’s southern provinces, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, the new resources do not require chemical leaching to extract the minerals.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Police backed by helicopters and drones were searching for the assailant who remained at large after opening fire in several locations in Tarsus, in Mersin province.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Mayor's stance on class-size requirements Mamdani's budget also slows down the timeline for getting classroom sizes down to a state mandate while the city works to hire 1,000 new teachers, costing $122 million.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The union alleged that the state abandoned bargaining over the issue and plans to unilaterally impose the four-day mandate.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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More engineers introduce additional dependencies, longer review cycles and inconsistent development patterns.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Why This Market Evolution Matters In practical terms, biomanufacturing can reduce dependency on volatile crop yields, seasonal constraints and the capital expenditures associated with large cultivation footprints.—
Thomas Andersen,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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The lack of competition is bad for democracy, experts say.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For gardeners, or hope-to-be gardeners, summer is the season to try to new plants, design a new garden bed, amend soil, and more.—
Hiranmayi Srinivasan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2026
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The tests are intended to evaluate how the product performs across a range of soils, climates, and agricultural conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Many Florida Hispanics from Cuba and South America vote Republican after fleeing socialist or communist dictatorships.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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When Brazil’s military dictatorship cuts a major highway through Yanomami land in the mid ‘70s, her images become an act of resistance and a turning point in her life, Maria Farinha Filmes said Thursday.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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