as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
To see whether fish might possess this ability, the team went to Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa to conduct different experiments on the emperor cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis), a species that is neither too fearful of nor too aggressive toward humans.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
These are not the words of emperors or senators.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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Once visited by emperors seeking clarity and samurai tending to battle wounds, these onsen remain cornerstones of Japanese culture.
—Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
To see whether fish might possess this ability, the team went to Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa to conduct different experiments on the emperor cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis), a species that is neither too fearful of nor too aggressive toward humans.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
These are not the words of emperors or senators.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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