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territory

noun

ˈter-ə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of territory

as in habitat

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 territory The federal government will then issue its final determinations, and what happens next will be unexplored legal territory. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 But, the Red Raiders are now in very dangerous territory with an expensive roster. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Sony Pictures, which recently acquired the film for several international territories, including Germany, Latin America and South Korea, has yet to announce its release plans. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022. — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for territory

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The nonprofit group River Partners originally proposed a different version of the plan, one that would have permanently dedicated up to 16,000 acre-feet of water to the river and restored up to 7,500 acres of floodplain habitat.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Climate change is also shifting suitable oyamel habitats to higher elevations, threatening populations on lower mountains that may eventually lack the conditions needed to support the trees.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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Fellig says one of his clients recently bought a home for $30 million and got a $35 million offer to sell it a month later.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
For Crystal, this occurred at the end of 2025, his annus horribilis, when Reiner and wife Michelle were found stabbed to death at their Brentwood home.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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