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The president reintroduced his first-term suggestion for U.S. ownership of Greenland, the world's largest island and a semiautonomous territory within Denmark, during the presidential transition.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland on Thursday alongside U.S. officials as President Donald Trump continues to express his desire for America to acquire the semiautonomous Danish territory.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Beginning in the 1990s, the Haqqani network became a semiautonomous entity within the Afghan Taliban, and since 2015 Sirajuddin Haqqani has cultivated a position as deputy emir of the Taliban, designing and executing policy in strategic areas.
—Melissa Skorka, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2022
Trump has renewed his interest in the U.S. acquiring Greenland, a semiautonomous island that is part of Denmark and home to a U.S. Space Force base.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland on Thursday alongside U.S. officials as President Donald Trump continues to express his desire for America to acquire the semiautonomous Danish territory.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Beginning in the 1990s, the Haqqani network became a semiautonomous entity within the Afghan Taliban, and since 2015 Sirajuddin Haqqani has cultivated a position as deputy emir of the Taliban, designing and executing policy in strategic areas.
—Melissa Skorka, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2022
Trump has renewed his interest in the U.S. acquiring Greenland, a semiautonomous island that is part of Denmark and home to a U.S. Space Force base.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Semiautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautonomous. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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