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also sovranties
1
as in independencies
the state of being free from the control or power of another
upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life
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2
as in states
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
as parts of the same sovereignty, the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically
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as in dominations
controlling power or influence over others
the gradual sovereignty of English as the language of international communication
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The challenge is ensuring that this policy shift is accompanied by responsible oversight that safeguards financial integrity and individual freedoms.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Coventry is also currently Zimbabwe’s minister of youth, sports, arts and recreation, drawing some scrutiny of her affiliation with a government that has long faced accusations of cracking down on democratic freedoms and suppressing criticism in the southern African country.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal should be free trade with free nations.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This administration has not forced these countries to take them back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Diggins added individual silver and bronze medals in Beijing in 2022, giving her a hand in three of the four Olympic medals ever won by Americans in a sport ruled by the Scandinavian countries and Russia.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Sovereignties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereignties. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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