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Recent Examples of kingship
In both cases, archaeologists have found little evidence of kingship or social stratification, and commoners seemed to enjoy high-quality housing.
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Walter Scheidel, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
In fairness, his reward was a centuries-long life and the kingship of Númenor, an island of men similarly endowed with longevity.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Water lilies on reservoir surfaces indicated clean water and symbolized Classic Maya kingship.
—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
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Walter Scheidel, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
In fairness, his reward was a centuries-long life and the kingship of Númenor, an island of men similarly endowed with longevity.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Water lilies on reservoir surfaces indicated clean water and symbolized Classic Maya kingship.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingship
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Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, a seasoned hand, will take a visible role when Poland assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union next year.Mark Landler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Trump spoke of the idea before, during the 2024 campaign and his first presidency.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Older generations lived under the violent military dictatorships of the nineteen-sixties, seventies, and eighties, and young people are aware of this legacy.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Of 5,000 people held at the school during the dictatorship, fewer than 250 survived.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thursday’s event – an annual display of Putin’s mastery of the minutiae of domestic policy as well as of geopolitics – consists of a public Q&A session combined with a public phone-in.Anna Chernova, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Willimon had proven his mastery of story not only on House of Cards but the Star Wars spinoff Andor.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Harris has yet to give any public indication on her thoughts and those close to her suggest the governorship is not immediately top of mind.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Separately, if DeSantis left the governor’s office to lead the Pentagon, this would also elevate the Sunshine State’s current lieutenant governor, Jeanette Nuñez, to the governorship.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 4 Dec. 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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This gives countries true financial sovereignty impossible with traditional reserve assets like gold or foreign currencies.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 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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While Indy revels in each discovery, from prehistoric caves to Art Deco images in magazines, art for Voss is merely an instrument by which the Nazis will enhance their own dominion.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Prince Baltasar Carlos, Philip’s only son and likely heir to all the king’s dominions, had died at 16, apparently a smallpox victim.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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