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commonwealths

noun

plural of commonwealth

as in states

a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government laws that will benefit all the citizens of the commonwealth

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States however, have stepped in to regulate what banks do with that interest, with several states requiring that a portion of the interest generated from mortgage escrow accounts be returned to the homeowner paying into the account.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
While the order suggests states update their laws to match these changes, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has already said the state won't be changing its recommendations.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Western nations have imposed economic and political sanctions in response to the military takeover and violent repression of opposition, which has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and given rise to a civil war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Multiple Western nations declined to join the board earlier this year.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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In 1974, both countries signed an agreement at the United Nations defining the maritime boundaries in the strait.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Yet for Asian countries that endured Japanese imperial rule and expansion, Yasukuni remains a symbol of Japan’s militarism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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