as in habitats
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine
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Recent Examples of territories
The study found that AI tools routinely misrepresent news content in all languages, territories, and across AI platforms.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Focus International will release it internationally, with FilmNation in some territories.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The sweeping opinion ran through a list of Israeli practices that the ICJ said violated international law, including confiscating land, building Israeli settlements in the territories, and depriving Palestinians of natural resources and the right to self-determination.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Since the full-scale invasion in 2022 and the occupation of new territories, Russia has ramped up its soft-power campaign in Ukraine.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Scanbox Entertainment is set to release the film theatrically across Scandinavia in November 2025, while Wild Bunch will oversee distribution in German-speaking territories.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Kalshi has not indicated whether moving into new territories will force it to adopt geolocation technology.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Arton Capital’s Passport Index takes into consideration the passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories — Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, the Palestinian territories and the Vatican.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Focus International will release it internationally, with FilmNation in some territories.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The sweeping opinion ran through a list of Israeli practices that the ICJ said violated international law, including confiscating land, building Israeli settlements in the territories, and depriving Palestinians of natural resources and the right to self-determination.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Since the full-scale invasion in 2022 and the occupation of new territories, Russia has ramped up its soft-power campaign in Ukraine.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Scanbox Entertainment is set to release the film theatrically across Scandinavia in November 2025, while Wild Bunch will oversee distribution in German-speaking territories.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Kalshi has not indicated whether moving into new territories will force it to adopt geolocation technology.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Arton Capital’s Passport Index takes into consideration the passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories — Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, the Palestinian territories and the Vatican.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for territories
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Sea level changes during the late Cretaceous enabled dinosaurs like tyrannosaurids, ceratopsids, hadrosaurids and pachycephalosaurids to evolve as their habitats were transformed due to regressive and transgressive cycles of the Western Interior Seaway.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, climate change, as well as unsustainable coastal and marine development, has affected and, at times, destroyed green turtle habitats.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the shock factor, Crow hopes her video inspires others with old jetted tubs to check theirs, and encourages empathy for people maintaining older homes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The half- and full-floor homes also feature scenic private terraces.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Territories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/territories. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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