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Recent Examples of duchy
The lucrative duchy spans 130,000 acres across 23 counties in England and Wales today, encompassing farmland, property and commercial businesses.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Anne of Cleves, sister to the duke of a German duchy, emerged as a promising candidate.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
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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Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Anne of Cleves, sister to the duke of a German duchy, emerged as a promising candidate.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Even in an era of kingdoms and duchies, nobody could afford a Bugatti Royale.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duchy
Noun
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Something akin to the French Riviera or the principality of Monaco.—
Frank Miele,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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When incorporated in 1984 in the principality of Liechtenstein, Acemex Management Company Limited was created as a means of survival.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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But in November 2023, the gilded walls of Combs' music kingdom came crashing down.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The series ends with Simone standing outside Cliff House as the sun sets over the island, the new queen of this kingdom.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The Buc-ee's empire expands: Where is the beloved convenience store opening next? Product price markups vary, but Target says Target Circle 360 members will save nearly $20 per order with this new perk.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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By then, the French had been struggling for years to break the Spanish monopoly on what had become a lucrative spice, planting vanilla in the tropical outposts of their own empire.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The republic will still stand if ICE respects the state bench and state procedures.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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On Tuesday, the Russian republic of Buryatia declared a regional-level state of emergency on Tuesday and closed all access to the forests, state news agency RIA Novosti reported.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Oman’s foreign minister served as an interlocutor between the two sides at talks last weekend in Muscat, the sultanate’s capital.—
Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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The sultanate subsequently hosted backchannel talks between the United States and Iran in the lead-up to the 2015 nuclear agreement, and its banks facilitated some of the financial relief included in that deal.—
Nikita Lalwani,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2020
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The law dictates that the Counsellor of State position is held by the sovereign's spouse and the first four people in the line of succession over the age of 21, which is how Beatrice holds the royal role.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Wojtyła took the regnal name after his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, who passed away only a month into his reign as the sovereign of Vatican City.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the 10,000 sample records there were 220 email addresses with .gov domains.—
Matt Burgess,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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As described, Golden Dome would use the sensors in a layered approach in which they are installed on a variety of platforms in multiple domains, including ground, sea, air and space.—
Iain Boyd,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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Indian spirituality, with its emphasis on the interconnectedness of life, was an important check on the hubris of American individualism and biblical notions of how the world had been given by God to man to have dominion over.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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By making his milieu familiar to a modern audience, Hytner and Bailey ignore the profound strangeness of Richard, who gains dominion over himself only by letting a nation slip through his fingers.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Duchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duchy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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