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Recent Examples of principality
Over the next 200 years, in much the same way, many nation-states would replace principalities, kingdoms, empires, and colonies that had existed for centuries.
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Mark Mazower, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The tiny principality has a radiant glow and everything there seems to sparkle.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Shop at One Monte-Carlo Monaco has a long history, but that doesn’t prevent the principality from continuing to develop and embrace the future.
—Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The world’s elite flock to the tiny principality on the French Rivera for its sunny weather, sophisticated hotels and casinos, spectacular shopping and other financial reasons.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Mark Mazower, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The tiny principality has a radiant glow and everything there seems to sparkle.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Shop at One Monte-Carlo Monaco has a long history, but that doesn’t prevent the principality from continuing to develop and embrace the future.
—Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The world’s elite flock to the tiny principality on the French Rivera for its sunny weather, sophisticated hotels and casinos, spectacular shopping and other financial reasons.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principality
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Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The outlet said that the duchies earned about $65 million last year, with the Duchy of Lancaster driving about $35 million for the King and the Duchy of Cornwall making about $30 million for William.Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Biden administration has especially pushed for this arrangement as part of broader deal with Riyadh that would also involve greater U.S. security guarantees for the kingdom and closer cooperation in various fields, including nuclear energy.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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For history buffs or curious travelers alike, this makes Brixworth a unique window into a time when the country was still divided into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The sultanate of Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, did not acknowledge taking in the prisoners early Tuesday.Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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The sultanate of Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, did not acknowledge taking in the prisoners early Tuesday.Lilith Foster-Collins, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Her empire is built on talent and beauty and backbone.Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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The party slowly unified France's disparate far-right movements, which included monarchists, Nazi collaborators seeking rehabilitation and nationalists angered by Charles de Gaulle's dismantling of France's overseas empire.ANIA NUSSBAUM and ANGELINA RASCOUET Bloomberg News (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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That year was in the middle of the Interregnum, a period when Britain was a republic without a king.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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There are various plots to overthrow the emperors and either wrest control and put the empire in the hands of a single man or return Rome to its days as a republic.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Now, one of those secrets—the key to the rise and dominion of dinosaurs—might have finally been revealed.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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In this context, they are envisioned as ‘landlords,’ caretakers, and matriarchal figures who hold dominion over the land.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Principality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principality. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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