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Recent Examples of kingship
Water lilies on reservoir surfaces indicated clean water and symbolized Classic Maya kingship.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
In societies without a tradition of autocracy under a singular individual a broad level of consent from numerous sub-elites of modest means was necessary for an individual to rise to kingship.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2010
When Macbeth has second thoughts, his spouse attacks his manhood to help convince him, the deed is done, and Macbeth takes the kingship when Malcolm flees the country, putting the increasingly unstable new despot at odds with Duncan loyalist Macduff (Corey Hawkins).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
Fittingly, the laws are accompanied by words and images making clear the divine provenance of his kingship.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2020
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
In societies without a tradition of autocracy under a singular individual a broad level of consent from numerous sub-elites of modest means was necessary for an individual to rise to kingship.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2010
When Macbeth has second thoughts, his spouse attacks his manhood to help convince him, the deed is done, and Macbeth takes the kingship when Malcolm flees the country, putting the increasingly unstable new despot at odds with Duncan loyalist Macduff (Corey Hawkins).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
Fittingly, the laws are accompanied by words and images making clear the divine provenance of his kingship.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingship
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His triumph in the Electoral College and the popular vote leaves democratic friends and allies of the United States wondering: Will a Trump presidency demand more burden-sharing from them, or even abandon them altogether?Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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But during Trump’s first presidency, many of the political appointees running the agency had spent their careers up to that point challenging it.ProPublica, ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024
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His thirty-two-year hard-line dictatorship witnessed political assassinations and the violent suppression of human rights by his army.Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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The peace plan tried to secure Arab recognition of Israel’s 1967 conquests, in exchange for more American aid and arms sales to the brutal Egyptian, Saudi and Emirati dictatorships.Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Five Deeper Frameworks provide tools for thoughtful, long-term mastery in strategic communication.Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Democrats are trying to take control of New Hampshire's governorship for the first time since 2017, pitting former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig against former GOP U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte.Mike Deehan, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Republicans are defending eight of those governorships — most in deep-red states — and just two races are expected to be competitive — North Carolina and New Hampshire.CNN, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the event, stronger morale, superior generalship, and Russia’s overconfidence (and consequent expectation of a rapid victory) proved of outsize importance.Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023
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Ultimately, no one commander can make the difference between winning and losing for Ukraine, O’Brien said, and the issues that Kyiv faces right now — with manpower and weaponry running low — are not ones that can be solved by exceptional generalship.Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
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Focusing on the rights of Israelis and Palestinians, not their governments’ dueling claims to sovereignty, will push the communities toward a solution in which both can live in peace and dignity.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, the diplomatic wing of the Iranian government has taken a softer approach — downplaying the harm caused by Israel’s latest attack but pushing for an international response to the violation of their sovereignty.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
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The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
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Glimpses of past traumas and ongoing tribulations are thrown into balance the full breadth of a character striving to solidify her dominion.Holly Jones, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Spain’s colonial tenure ended in the twilight years of the nineteenth century with the emergence of the United States as a world power, hungry for its own offshore dominions.Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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