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EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted world leaders including Trump and William, who is next in line to the British throne, to celebrate the re-opening on Saturday, December 7.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Noun
There’s an Emperor from House Corrino on the galactic throne, Bene Gesserit sisters manipulating events from the shadows, precious spice being mined from the sands of the desert planet Arrakis, and a murderous rivalry between Houses Harkonnen and Atreides.
—EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted world leaders including Trump and William, who is next in line to the British throne, to celebrate the re-opening on Saturday, December 7.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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The affected seats were manufactured between July 16, 2016, and Oct. 25, 2023, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA).Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, on the Senate floor, outgoing members who were either retiring or had lost their seats gave farewell speeches.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The news comes just one day after the RIAA unveiled its year-end list for 2024, crowning Taylor Swift with highest certification level and top album for her 6x-Platinum LP The Tortured Poets Department.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Since then, the number of contests has grown exponentially and spread across the globe, with lookalikes crowned for Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal, and Dev Patel, amongst others.EW.com, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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On their glowing, 1960s-TV-special pedestals, in their natty gray suits and black ties like so many Elvis Costello replicants, Lipton and his band aren’t playing people.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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One thing that was Sandy’s idea was in Lance’s bedroom, there are these little pedestals that come off the wall with platform high-heeled shoes on them.Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
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The decision enthrones the high court—an unelected majority—as a group of technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else.The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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On the top of their wish list: proper insurance coverage.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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That’d be an alchemical combination for a live take, but what pushes this over the top is how much fun the band is having.Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Vintage Port Recommendations Vintage Port is the pinnacle of Port production and the flagship product of the Douro.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Stark Varg, which offers performance comparable to 450cc gas dirt bikes, is perhaps at the pinnacle of this industry.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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By 2100, the study warns, storms in the Pacific Northwest could temporarily raise ocean heights up to three times more than current levels, dramatically increasing flood risks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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But a lot of young executives also are casting weary glances at the aging eminences who’ve been occupying Hollywood’s C-suites seemingly forever.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Despite being unsure of his faith, the poor man has been saddled by the just-deceased pope with the responsibility of managing the conclave of red-robed eminences who’ll vote on a successor.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Throne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throne. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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