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Recent Examples of client state
Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
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Payment Processing Systems: Facilitate fast, secure payment initiation, routing and settlement.—
Serge Beck,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Continue reading … ‘VERY DAMAGING’ – '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley warns against CBS settlement with Trump.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.—
Michael M. Phillips,
WSJ,
1 Feb. 2022
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The elephant strolled in from the nearby national park, Kha Yai, and is a familiar sight in the Nakhon Ratchasima province of Thailand, the Associated Press reported.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remain active, according to the Associated Press.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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Furthermore, the mandates Kennedy opposes, which have been in place since the 1960s, have arguably helped to contribute to a dramatic decline in childhood infectious diseases.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Industry leaders stressed that Bangladesh needs a strong, stable political mandate to manage such external pressures.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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One of the first challenges is platform dependency.—
Serge Beck,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Canada has been in discussions with the European Union to join an EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States, with a focus on buying more defense equipment, including fighter jets, in Europe.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The democratic values of the oldest and largest democracy in the world will come to the fore.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Liora Petter-Lipstein has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland and is focused on increasing civic engagement and strengthening democracy.—
Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz,
Baltimore Sun,
5 June 2025
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These houses had three types: homes with steps along the wall or that form a passageway, homes built into two levels with higher places with scorched soil for cooking areas and lower spaces for living, and flat-bottomed homes used as living spaces.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — for the first time ever, they could be allowed to do it over American soil.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Miami Dade College also owns the Freedom Tower, an iconic building that once welcomed Cubans fleeing the Fidel Castro dictatorship.—
Douglas Hanks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The order bars entry for most applicants seeking tourist, student and business visas, further narrowing the few remaining legal pathways for families torn apart by dictatorship, displacement and economic collapse.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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