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Recent Examples of knight
Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Medieval knights, pirates, viking and fairies are swarming over 300 renaissance fairs in America right now, according to The Renlist.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
And at the end of that year, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
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In this 2019 fantasy rom-com, a high school science teacher named Brooke (Hudgens) tries to help Sir Cole (Josh Whitehouse) — a handsome medieval knight who magically gets transported to the present day — how to survive the modern world and return back home.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Medieval knights, pirates, viking and fairies are swarming over 300 renaissance fairs in America right now, according to The Renlist.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Other notable names given honors this iteration include Gareth Southgate, former manager of England’s national football team, and London mayor Sadiq Khan, who were both knighted in the New Year Honors.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
And at the end of that year, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
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At one point, the prince was seen giving his then-girlfriend a kiss on the cheek!—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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And unlike the Danish prince, her righteousness is undermined by the fact that Clytemnestra murdered her husband on much the same impulse as hers, punishment for his brutal slaying of another daughter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
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Dave Roberts, manager of the World Series champion Dodgers, meet Andy Wise, your high school baseball counterpart at Corona High.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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At the White House in 2018, Mr. Trump honored NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2025
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She is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of a troubled young woman (Adèle Haenel) who is promised to a Milanese nobleman.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Virgil was commissioned and began active military service in the United States Navy on Feb. 14, 1964.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There are also concerns among defense experts about the effectiveness of Taiwan’s reservist training and the military’s slow progress in transitioning to asymmetric warfare – a strategy that focuses on smaller, harder-to-detect weapons like drones and portable missiles.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The rescued include untold cats and dogs, goats and fish, and, according to the officer, Army reservist Jimmy Garcia, on Monday in the Pacific Palisades, arachnids.—
Josh Peter,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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At one point, Musk lifted his son on his shoulders.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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That puts the order on hold while relevant challenges are litigated – unless the Justice Department can convince an appeals court or the Supreme Court to lift the hold.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Sadly, the Ferrari’s promising racing career came to a screeching halt when French gendarmes seized the car at the Paris Orly airport parking lot—something about a dispute between Monsieur Fayen and the French tax authorities.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024
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The mud-slinging scene occurred as thousands more Spanish soldiers, national police officers, and Civil Guard gendarmes arrived, or are set to arrive, at the disaster sites.—
Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Nov. 2024
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Founded in 1996, ZERO Prostate Cancer has been dedicated to improving and saving lives affected by prostate cancer through advocacy, education, awareness and support.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Overall, 29 aircraft models had a drop in mission capability rates, whereas only 26 improved.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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