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Recent Examples of throne
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The cat made Nina's room her own, claiming the bed as her new kingdom and the pillow her throne.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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The film presents the final section of the ancient epic: Odysseus’ arrival as a stranger in Ithaca after ten long years, and his discovery that his wife Penelope (Juliette Binoche), who’s had no news of him, is now being pursued by a small army of suitors out for his throne.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
The cat made Nina's room her own, claiming the bed as her new kingdom and the pillow her throne.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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In recent years, UC has faced calls to give additional seats to Californians.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Boise State broke ground on the North End Zone Project last week, beginning the approximately 18-month construction timeline to add around 1,600 seats to Albertsons Stadium — as well as plenty of bells and whistles.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sunday will mark a significant moment for women's sports as the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship between Louisville and Penn State will, for the first time in its 43-year history, crown a woman head coach as champion.Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Here's a look at the sports champions that were crowned in 2024.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The cartoon features satirical drawings of Bezos, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg holding up bags with dollar signs to Trump, who is on a pedestal.Dan Mangan,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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This means placing romantic attachments on a pedestal and believing that love is the ultimate source of happiness.Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
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The decision enthrones the high court—an unelected majority—as a group of technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else.The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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The text at the top of the video lists conservative commentator Benny Johnson as the source.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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At the top of this season, those missions are done.Megan Vick, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wimbledon, which has always been the pinnacle of tennis, is lagging behind in that respect.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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His vision of Southern America, blasted by crime, poverty and inequality, has put him on Barack Obama’s annual reading list and at the pinnacle of contemporary Southern noir.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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When combined with cloud ERP, business AI can bring decision-making, process optimization, and customer experiences to new heights.Peter Pluim, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The building code has gradually acknowledged its existence but still limits its height to 85 feet (about eight stories).Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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But Mufasa doesn’t offer the iconic character a story worthy of his eminence.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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But a lot of young executives also are casting weary glances at the aging eminences who’ve been occupying Hollywood’s C-suites seemingly forever.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Throne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throne. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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