as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
colonial organisms
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as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Recent Examples of colonial
Matt Williams, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
What surprised me most across all generations was the lack of misinformation about the events in Northern Ireland and the history of the origins of the British colonial rule and its devastating impact.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 May 2025
Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
By inaugurating the era of development aid, the U.S. was strategically using the concept of universality to undermine what was left of the British, French and Belgian colonial empires while guaranteeing its own access to new markets in developing countries.
—Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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The roots of the conflict The dispute over Kashmir, which sits on the northern tip of the Indian subcontinent and borders Pakistan to the west, can be traced back to the partition of India in 1947 and the policies of colonial British rule that preceded it.
—Matt Williams, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
What surprised me most across all generations was the lack of misinformation about the events in Northern Ireland and the history of the origins of the British colonial rule and its devastating impact.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 May 2025
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Instead, our perceptions of human beauty (or its lack) derive from politics, and are determined by wide-ranging, international factors such as war, imperialism, colonial conquest, power hierarchies and economics.
—Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
By inaugurating the era of development aid, the U.S. was strategically using the concept of universality to undermine what was left of the British, French and Belgian colonial empires while guaranteeing its own access to new markets in developing countries.
—Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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Walking with others is a healthy social activity that helps combat loneliness and stimulate the brain.8 Doing the 6-6-6 walking challenge with a friend can keep you accountable and motivated to continue.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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The partnership with Art Basel marks a pivotal moment for the luxury brand, offering a global platform to celebrate art that resonates with Zegna’s values of environmental stewardship, cultural consciousness and social engagement.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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This year’s Flag March again coincided with the war in Gaza, now in its 20th month, and escalating Israeli military operations against Palestinian militants in the West Bank, where settler attacks targeting Palestinian residents have been on the rise.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl are among the stars gone enjoyably unhinged for this true story of melodramatic conflict among the European settlers of a Galápagos island.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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The film explores transgender identity and legacy, chronicling the divergent paths of iconic pioneers April Ashley, Amanda Lear and others.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 May 2025
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Consistent with his other boutiques, the space’s interior incorporates marble and terrazzo, paired with furnishings by celebrated artists like French Art Deco pioneer Jacques Adnet, American designer Edward Wormley and American woodworker and architect George Nakashima.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
30 May 2025
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Drawing upon the ongoing 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, Trump shared the names and ages of a few of the colonists killed at the 1775 battle of Lexington and Concord, which marked the start of the colonialists' revolt against British rule.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The act’s most controversial reform, however, was expanding the official boundary of Quebec to the Ohio River Valley, which conflicted with prominent American colonists’ property interests and their hopes of expanding on the Western frontier.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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