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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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Roman is confident that his glib ways and expertise in wheeling and dealing can offer the brothers a financial settlement.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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In 2018, the BBC also removed clauses from settlement deals that stopped individuals from discussing the agreement or the circumstances of their departure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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In many developer flows, new dependency versions are downloaded and incorporated into the downstream packages automatically.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Outside help comes as critical co-investment, not handouts creating more dependency.—
Juan Carlos Navarro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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First, the administration asked Congress to revoke the EPA waiver that allows California to set the state's zero-emission vehicle mandate.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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While the Israelis have reportedly agreed to move troops farther away from key corridors, some question if Israeli diplomats shuttling to Qatar and Egypt for talks actually have the mandate to negotiate.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
28 July 2025
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Aside from the most ardent Bolsonaro loyalists, Brazilians—regardless of ideology—don't take kindly to foreign leaders telling them how to run their democracy.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Yoon’s shocking December declaration plunged South Korea into a constitutional crisis and was widely condemned as striking at the heart of the nation’s democracy.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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But most of those manufacturers rely on APIs made in Chinese facilities in Shanghai and in the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2025
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Much of the rain has subsided in the central and southern regions, but the northern provinces are now being hit with heavy rainfall, and more rain is expected in Seoul.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The victory continues England’s success at major international tournaments, with this marking the team’s third final in a row; the Lionesses won the Women’s Euros on home soil in 2022 and lost to Spain in the World Cup final in 2023.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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The book deftly expresses both grief for all of the violence perpetrated on American soil and a profound love for all of the beings that inhabit this continent.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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The situation is made more challenging by the fact that our taxpayer also functions as the head a foreign sovereign — the Holy See.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The address marks only the second time in Canadian history that the reigning sovereign has opened parliament, and the third time that the British monarch has delivered the Speech from the Throne.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Japan and South Korea—both treaty allies of the United States in Northeast Asia—received new warships to bolster their sea power amid North Korea's ongoing naval modernization.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 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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“Trust territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust%20territory. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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