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duumvirate

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as in triumvirate

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The finished heads would be evaluated by a triumvirate of accomplished restorative artists who were dressed in matching baby-blue T-shirts with judge 2025 printed between their shoulder blades.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
The triumvirate already looked to be a cut above the rest of the summer league competition in a pair of blowout victories, which was to be expected from three players who got real NBA minutes for the Warriors last season.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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Outside of dictatorships, modern central bankers generally don’t have to fear for their lives, but they are sometimes subjected to heavy criticism.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

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As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
While the Royal Standard is never lowered to half-mast—the reason being that there is always a sovereign on the throne—the Union Jack can be lowered to half-staff, which is exactly what happened to honor Diana.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 July 2026

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There are parts of this book that very much anticipate a world—and a sport—dominated by oligarchy and greed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Last year, Katz filmed a video of his new protégé shucking oysters, chopping wood, swinging kettlebells, and speaking directly to the camera in a muddy sweatshirt about how the oligarchy had screwed their beloved state.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of oligarchy

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This is precisely the domain of litigation public relations—a discipline that rarely attracts public attention, yet increasingly shapes the outcome of corporate conflicts.

— Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In one scenario, Irregular also gave the models a fictional target company whose name unintentionally matched the domain of a real website.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of domain

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Prince William, the strategist, is making the monarchy indispensable for the next 50 years.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
In Japan, moderates had begun back-channel discussions with the Soviet Union (with whom Japan was not at war) in an effort to end the fighting and preserve the Japanese monarchy.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of monarchy

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Then, the entire Soviet Union disintegrated, with all 15 republics breaking away, but in a peaceful process that Gorbachev hoped would lead to the creation of new democracies across Europe and Asia.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
At least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 78 others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, authorities in the region said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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