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Recent Examples of trust territory
In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
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Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
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
Small, remote Pacific island nations such as Palau, a former U.S. trust territory, make up most of the list.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
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
Small, remote Pacific island nations such as Palau, a former U.S. trust territory, make up most of the list.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust territory
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Archie and Lilibet were afforded the titles of prince and princess as grandchildren of the sovereign when King Charles acceded in September 2022 and the confirmation came upon Princess Lilibet's christening in March 2023.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Historically, diplomats served as messengers between sovereigns.—
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, the United States and its coalition allies unleashed massive land, air, and sea power.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Trust territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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