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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
Noun
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Goldman Sachs in mid-April warned that Brent crude at $62 a barrel — its price forecast at the time — could more than double the kingdom’s 2024 budget deficit of $30.8 billion.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Having covered Alta Moda shows since 2012, Lever is both witness and visual chronicler of the most exciting haute couture weekend in the fashion kingdom.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The Gemstone kids already share authority over their family’s multimillion-dollar empire.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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The Trump family expands its lucrative cryptocurrency empire, raising questions of corruption.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Drawn out of his humble galley kitchen and into a world of diplomatic intrigue, Carême becomes a pawn in the cold war between Talleyrand, a Machiavellian schemer stabbing backs in the name of a newborn republic, and Fouché, a draconian lawman who mistrusts anything that moves.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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The past holds many examples of great change: regimes ending, monarchies becoming republics, whole civilizations vanishing, ways of managing relations between peoples and states swept aside, to be replaced by new ones.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 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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Environmental programs tend to be organized by geographic domain and discipline—the National Water Quality Program of the US Geological Survey, NSF’s Arctic Observing Network, and the US Forest Service, for instance.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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If there was a strategic view, then India would already have a larger gamut of options going in various domains.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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The coalition should invite Syria to become a member of the group, which would acknowledge both Syrian dominion and the government’s responsibility in helping counter the remaining ISIS threat.—
Volker Perthes,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Jan. 2025
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The artwork brings a necessary dose of reality to what is otherwise a weeklong fantasy land of luxury and parties for the super-rich to celebrate their dominion over the world hosted under the guise of fine art.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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“Duchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duchy. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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