Panama Canal Zone
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Over successive eras of empire-building, those places under U.S. jurisdiction came to include a vast expanse of Native American land across North America, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal Zone, and the Philippines.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2023
That created the opportunity for The Times’ Bill Shaikin to catch Bochy at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sunday, show him the photo and ask him about playing Little League in the Panama Canal Zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Which presidential hopeful was born in the Panama Canal Zone?
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2023
The family — with three boys and a girl — moved often, including spending about three years in the Panama Canal Zone.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
With these in place, German planes could leapfrog their way up the continent and seize the American-controlled Panama Canal Zone, and perhaps even Mexico or Cuba.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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