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as in dominion
controlling power or influence over others
a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip market
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive
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Recent Examples of reign
Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The site is also religiously significant to Jews as the Ark of the Covenant was kept at Mount Zion during King David's reign.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Darnold entered the game as the NFC’s reigning Offensive Player of the Week.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Though following Yellowstone, her next venture — partnering with and being the face of a campaign for Ammunition Wines & Whiskey — may not be as outdoorsy, Reilly is taking her new role by the reigns.
—Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The site is also religiously significant to Jews as the Ark of the Covenant was kept at Mount Zion during King David's reign.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
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On the second hole, DeChambeau, the reigning U.S. Open champion, mashed a golf ball that had 324 yards of carry.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Darnold entered the game as the NFC’s reigning Offensive Player of the Week.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 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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Answering the summons of McCabe and others, thousands of Black people chose to forsake the dominion of Jim Crow for Oklahoma.Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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One hit Washington and Oregon on Tuesday, with strong winds causing power outages for more than 100,000 people living along the Pacific coast.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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For those of you banking on Yankee Stadium firing up his power production, don’t bet on it.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Shah Rukh Khan and Lithuanian auteurs rule Locarno.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Earlier in the week, a judge in Texas ruled that a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, from enforcing the CTA would stand.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Her indispensable account of the prehistory of the U.S. economic security state argues that elite strategies of domination are only half the story, if that.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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As in equine therapy, the connection between human and horse becomes more subliminal—not as a relationship based on domination, but one of mutual care and attunement.Essence, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Pilgrims submitted to security controls before entering the Holy Door, amid new security fears following a deadly Christmas market attack in Germany.Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ward is under team control for 2025 and 2026, so the Blue Jays would have him for two seasons.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Many interruptions are in the hands of building administration and simple policies, like those governing when announcements may be made, or how and when students are called to the office.Peter Greene, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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If lawmakers cannot agree on a House speaker, the lower chamber would not be able to establish governing rules, forcing it to continue voting until a speaker is chosen.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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As the world embraces zero-emission vehicles, Thailand has been courting Chinese automakers, which in their quest for global dominance have spent more than $1.4 billion here as of last year to build EV factories.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Because of Pantoja’s dominance, the UFC has had to dig deeper into the rankings to find title challengers.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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In workplaces near and away, empty cubicles gleam and Zoom calls hold sway.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Set in a speculative future in which the supply chain has failed and a lethal drug holds sway, Leif Enger’s latest novel steers a harrowing course through a broken world.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Reign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reign. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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