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Recent Examples of client state
Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
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Under the terms of the settlement Trinity agreed to pay $25,000 in April and $15,000 in May.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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According to Reuters, Rite Aid's previous Chapter 11 filing in October 2023 allowed the company to eliminate $2 billion in debt, close hundreds of stores and reach settlements with both lenders and plaintiffs in various lawsuits.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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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
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North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles from one of its eastern coastal provinces on Thursday as its state media reported the ship launch failure, South Korean defense officials said.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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What To Know The MCA, the sixth joint maritime activity between the United States and the Philippines and the second this year, took place off the country's western provinces of Palawan and Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine military said in a statement.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Musk's push for a mandate that federal employees should send short emails listing weekly accomplishments was overruled by some Cabinet heads and was one of several ways his Silicon Valley background clashed with the ways of Washington.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Listen to this article MIAMI — The Miami Heat’s approach to free agency last summer was simplicity, that Jimmy Butler would return hungry for an extension, the core would meet Pat Riley’s mandate of elevated attendance, Jaime Jaquez Jr. would make sophomore strides.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Non-Maintainable Systems Lack of clean code structure, high entropy in the codebase, absence of modularity, dependency chaos, difficult debugging and lack of documentation can occur when applying vibe coding without a core engineering mindset.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Though there’s a conversation about reducing the industry’s dependency on fossil fuels, Simon Giuliani, Candiani Denim’s global marketing director, said one challenge as a producer and manufacturer is investing in new technology that brands may or may not adopt.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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At a time when federal courts are acting as the protectors of our democracy, this is a necessary step toward bolstering confidence, faith and independence to our nation's highest court.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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So this is certainly not helping Jews to basically dismantle democracy and defund universities.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Source: University of Manchester Graphic: Renée Rigdon, CNN Aspergillus fungi grow like small filaments in soils all over the world.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Young stands remain uneven in age and composition, and soil and hydrological processes continue to reflect past disturbances.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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His parents, Marcelo Netto and Miriam Leitão, are both journalists who resisted the dictatorship and were persecuted.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Men and women respond to the Nazi dictatorship by becoming, at best, evasive and feebly self-justifying, at worst, morally broken.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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“Client state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/client%20state. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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