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Recent Examples of principality
The most memorable of those victories came at his home Grand Prix in the principality of Monaco.
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Aleks Klosok, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Princess Charlene of Monaco made a royal appearance at an event in the principality on Tuesday.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
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
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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Aleks Klosok, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Princess Charlene of Monaco made a royal appearance at an event in the principality on Tuesday.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principality
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The duchy is a private estate owned by the British royal family, and was established by King Edward III in 1337 as a means to provide income for the heir to the throne.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Eleanor Roosevelt, who had viewed Mesta’s appointment with disfavor, dropped into the duchy and changed her mind after seeing her in action.—
Thomas Mallon,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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At times Oman can seem hidden away from the world, a glittering white kingdom by a sapphire sea, governed by a benevolent monarch.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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History has seen the rise and fall of countless empires, from Ghengis Khan’s Mongol Empire to the kingdom of Assyria.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.—
Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In his day, the land around the mountains was thick with frankincense trees, which the sultanate is now trying to protect as both a cultural and commercial resource.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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One of the few exceptions was Junior Bridgeman, a former Milwaukee Buck who quietly built a fast food empire after retiring.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Today, individual stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bryson DeChambeau have set up their own mini-YouTube empires too.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Robust discussion and disagreement are equally important to maintaining a healthy constitutional republic.—
Daniel Hall,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles Mathews: The American democratic republic is dead.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Since the 15th century, the number of recipients has been related to the years of the sovereign’s life.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The sovereign has no governmental power in the U.K. or influence on RAVEC.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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As America steers the rickety tricycle of its fading dominion toward the boundless horizon of partisan derangement and endless griping, football will once again go about its job of trying to distract us from whatever the government decides to get up to in 2025.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Stark, strategic realities require we the people of the United States disengage from the cabal that is attempting to assert dominion over our country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The initiative is grounded in six research domains: Comprehension & Agency: AI systems that support, rather than replace, critical thinking and reasoning.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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There are various issues in the business world, but not every issue will fall within your domain of responsibility or expertise.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Principality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principality. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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