plural in form but singular in construction
1
: either of two narrative and historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
2
: any of four narrative and historical books in the former Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament
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Alas, the 33-year-old McDermott no longer has the athletic juice to do much else and couldn’t even carve out a rotation spot on a Kings team that was desperate for any useful forward.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Jerry Buss bought the Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979, for just $67.5 million, a price that also included the Los Angeles Kings NHL team and the Inglewood, Calif., venue where both teams then played, the Los Angeles Forum.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to at least 275 caves, including some of California’s longest caves.
—Erin Gifford, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Saturday’s No Kings Day protests were hugely successful.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Jerry Buss bought the Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979, for just $67.5 million, a price that also included the Los Angeles Kings NHL team and the Inglewood, Calif., venue where both teams then played, the Los Angeles Forum.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to at least 275 caves, including some of California’s longest caves.
—Erin Gifford, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Saturday’s No Kings Day protests were hugely successful.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kings. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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