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protectorates

noun

plural of protectorate

as in territories

a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one

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Recent Examples of protectorates This misunderstands the nature of modern protectorates, such as Palau or the Marshall Islands. — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 The British went on to claim regions of the coast and declare them as protectorates. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 During the 1830s attempts were made to safeguard Aboriginal peoples by placing them under supervision in protectorates, but these attempts failed and were abandoned after the coming of self-government in the 1850s. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

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The changes are detailed in a press release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who led a coalition of 50 states and territories and the District of Columbia that settled with Meta.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Across the territories, panelists broadly agreed that Nordic cinema still carries a recognizable quality stamp, but that recognition alone rarely guarantees theatrical traction.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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Geneva rolled up 466 yards and crossed the goal line on six of its 10 possessions.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Overall, Hyppolite had 187 yards of total offense (78 passing, 109 rushing) with a passing touchdown and led a defense that held North Miami (0-2) to just one scoring drive on nine possessions.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

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Once tasks are entered, Project can automatically calculate start and end dates based on dependencies.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026
True flexibility and control are both predicated on an organization’s ability to see every part of their infrastructure, from the dependencies that support critical business processes to the ways that their AI applications communicate.

— Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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