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as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord
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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Recent Examples of lord
Toranaga realizes how useful Blackthorne could be as a political wedge between the other lords battling for influence.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline Following the Norman invasion of England, Rob – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Following the Norman invasion of England, Rob – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But the following musical number, a grand procession through the streets of Mexico City, also functions as a plea to the viewer — to buy in, to accept the film’s idiosyncratic world, one where Rita quickly gets entangled with a drug lord (Karla Sofía Gascón) seeking gender-affirming surgery.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline Following the Norman invasion of England, Rob – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Following the Norman invasion of England, Rob – a Saxon forester’s son – and Marian, the daughter of a Norman lord – fall in love and work together to fight for justice and freedom.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But the following musical number, a grand procession through the streets of Mexico City, also functions as a plea to the viewer — to buy in, to accept the film’s idiosyncratic world, one where Rita quickly gets entangled with a drug lord (Karla Sofía Gascón) seeking gender-affirming surgery.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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The biggest and perhaps best-known was the family of railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt.Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The film, now streaming on Netflix, is mapped with flashbacks showing snapshots of her stardom; performing at La Scala and other opera houses around the world, adored by millions, and her private life, named being wooed by shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Raven re-enters the world as a human child, born to the nobleman's daughter.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Among those staff was nonagenarian nobleman Rudolf Graf von Schönburg, or Count Rudi as he is universally known, who joined the hotel as manager in 1957 and never left.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the pair separated after Callas began having an affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Haluk Bilginer).Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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But in typical Swift fashion, the pop superstar and music magnate didn’t release the book through any of the biggest publishing houses.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Thanks for being here, gentlemen ... Brody: This has been kind of special.Elena Nelson Howe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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One of those gentlemen is Josh Giddey — the player that the team got in return for Alex Caruso.Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Kirby Smart is now the clear king of SEC football coaches and probably No. 1 in the nation.Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Without a son to inherit the king’s throne, the five tribes across the land fiercely battle for power.Marc Berman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Chief Keef: Almighty So 2 The stopwatch started on rap’s postmodern era with Chief Keef’s Almighty So, released in late 2013—an obscure-sounding record misconstrued in its own time, whose intuitive style would inform just about every major rap trend in the decade to come.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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This release will be just over 500 bottles and proceeds will go to Ethan Almighty’s nonprofit that helps animals in need of care.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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Harry's case involves discussing highly emotional subjects, including the demise of his past relationship with Chelsy Davy, who the prince believes was driven away by the intrusion of the press.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The movie starts at a drowsy hilltop picnic, which is interrupted when a prince (Denzel Washington, magnificent) and his military entourage—including Branagh and Keanu Reeves, as the duke’s bad-hearted brother—ride into view, galloping up the Tuscan road in thrilling slow motion.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Galleries and artists cozy up to celebrities and tech barons for much the same reason.Mark Ellwood, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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What specific terms in the agreement for a cease-fire in Gaza and exchange of prisoners are Israel’s national security barons prepared to accept that Netanyahu is not?Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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