as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
None will shout the emperor has no clothes to preserve their unwarranted esteem, occasionally soaring to veneration among the unschooled.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Ingesting lead is harmful to the body and brain, and it has been blamed for the odd and violent behavior of some emperors, and even the fall of the Roman Empire itself.
—Big Think, 22 Jan. 2025
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The tyrannical emperor connected with Atari to debut his 9-foot-tall, multi-piece suit.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
None will shout the emperor has no clothes to preserve their unwarranted esteem, occasionally soaring to veneration among the unschooled.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
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The coins are marked with faces of nine Roman emperors who reigned during the fourth and fifth centuries—including Eugenius, an illegitimate usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire for just two years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Ingesting lead is harmful to the body and brain, and it has been blamed for the odd and violent behavior of some emperors, and even the fall of the Roman Empire itself.
—Big Think, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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