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But in all the nation's imperial history, there has never been a single emperor or empress from the matrilineal line, said Japan Today.
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Drag performers who are crowned emperor or empress of a city must raise money for civic organizations.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 8 July 2024
The five-day hospital stay caused the princess to miss several engagements this week, including a state banquet at Buckingham Palace held for the emperor and empress of Japan on the first day of their state visit to the United Kingdom.
—Max Foster, CNN, 28 June 2024
This one is about a cleric named Chih and an old woman, Rabbit, who tells them stories about an empress.
—Veronica Roth, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Drag performers who are crowned emperor or empress of a city must raise money for civic organizations.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 8 July 2024
The five-day hospital stay caused the princess to miss several engagements this week, including a state banquet at Buckingham Palace held for the emperor and empress of Japan on the first day of their state visit to the United Kingdom.
—Max Foster, CNN, 28 June 2024
This one is about a cleric named Chih and an old woman, Rabbit, who tells them stories about an empress.
—Veronica Roth, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
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That includes the Roman emperor (Mikey Day) performing a rap written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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There, Lucius and his fellow gladiators must mount a full-scale attack on a warring ship for the entertainment of thousands of Romans watching, including its unhinged sibling emperors, Geta and Caracalla (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger).Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 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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People who have publicly called for change or criticized the crown prince have been jailed or banned from traveling abroad.Aya Batrawy, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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After undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy, the princess returned to royal duties, helping to share the workload with King Charles, who revealed his own cancer diagnosis in February, and Queen Camilla, who has been intermittently ill.Sarah Young, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The film is a rich tapestry of scenes in rainy, dark woods and golden interiors, like the warm castle parlor where Henry woos Katherine, the princess of France, played dazzlingly by Branagh’s then partner, Emma Thompson.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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In both cases, the invaders found, hidden in a large room behind a hidden door, a stunning quantity of treasures representing the wealth of generations of kings.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
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And if Orange is the new Black, Netflix is the new content king of pro wrestling.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, recently issued a stark warning to Democratic lawmakers.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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That includes South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who Trump has nominated to serve as Department of Homeland Security secretary, and Tom Homan, who Trump tapped to act as border czar.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
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The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Empress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empress. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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