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Recent Examples of peerage
During his investigations, Mr. Chanin used an online database that tracks the genealogical history of the British peerage and unearthed a name that looked similar: the Honorable Robert Anthony Rayne.
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Joshua Needelman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
The fictional Kingdom of Redonda is something of a running in-joke among European artists, who occupy the throne and make up most of its peerage.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
He later was granted a peerage, making Jane a baroness.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 May 2022
Though most historians agree that Anne was likely innocent of the crimes she was accused of, she was nonetheless unanimously convicted by a court of the peerage.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
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Joshua Needelman, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
The fictional Kingdom of Redonda is something of a running in-joke among European artists, who occupy the throne and make up most of its peerage.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
He later was granted a peerage, making Jane a baroness.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 May 2022
Though most historians agree that Anne was likely innocent of the crimes she was accused of, she was nonetheless unanimously convicted by a court of the peerage.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peerage
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In other words, a Barry Jenkins film about nobility, ancestry, and community.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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Orlok’s moldy-looking furs suggest Wallachian nobility, which goes with his Vlad the Impaler mustache.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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Because Amazon’s search algorithm appears to favor writers with larger backlists, there’s an incentive to flood the platform with titles—and to pad those titles with as many pages as possible, as Kindle Unlimited distributes royalties to the creators with the highest number of pages read.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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And there was plenty of star power and Lions royalty in the building to cheer on the team, as Eminem, Flavor Flav and more were spotted at Ford Field during the Minnesota Vikings vs. Lions game on Sunday (Jan. 5).Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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One of its recurrent themes is the disparity between India and East Asian societies, which have seen mass primary education as a precondition to industrial growth and large-scale employment.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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In seeking intelligent machine performance that makes a meaningful contribution to society by carrying out economically valuable work benefiting all of humanity while surpassing human capabilities, artificial integrity—not just artificial intelligence—is essential.Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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There's also an emphasis on productivity and navigating your life with quiet confidence and gentility.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
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“Peerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peerage. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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