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or seignory
as in duchy
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Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 Nov. 2024 -
The outlet said that the duchies earned about $65 million last year, with the Duchy of Lancaster driving about $35 million for the King and the Duchy of Cornwall making about $30 million for William.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 Nov. 2024
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The principalities in Anatolia also put up a fierce fight against the Ottomans, who conquered the region in the fifteenth century.—
Halil Karaveli,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Mar. 2016
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This adds six hectares of space to Monaco’s existing 208 hectares (a space only about two-thirds the size of New York’s Central Park), which brings the amount of land Monaco has added over the past sixty years to roughly 25% of the principality’s total size.—
Amy Rose Dobson,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration has especially pushed for this arrangement as part of broader deal with Riyadh that would also involve greater U.S. security guarantees for the kingdom and closer cooperation in various fields, including nuclear energy.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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For history buffs or curious travelers alike, this makes Brixworth a unique window into a time when the country was still divided into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.—
Kevin Lynch,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.—
Garrison Lovely,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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The basis of this business empire is the Blago Group of Companies.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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By embedding his brand within the worlds of sports, music, and entertainment, the Philip Plein luxury empire remains relevant and firmly connected to contemporary culture.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Now, one of those secrets—the key to the rise and dominion of dinosaurs—might have finally been revealed.—
Alexa Robles-Gil,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Dec. 2024
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In this context, they are envisioned as ‘landlords,’ caretakers, and matriarchal figures who hold dominion over the land.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2024
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Doubtless, this is how Franklin found himself in Paris, persuading an absolute monarch to back the birth of a republic.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Since its founding as a republic, Turkey had been charting a future based on a clean break with its Ottoman past, a time when Constantinople ruled Syria, but Erdogan openly embraced that past as a means to establish Turkey as a major power.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.—
Eva Wolchover,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Seigniory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seigniory. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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