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Recent Examples of empress
Several more of the empress's brooches were also on display in the gallery, including some known as reliquary brooches, which are constructed to hold a sacred relic, a symbol of Eugénie’s Catholic faith.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Another crown of the empress’s was nabbed, too, covered in some 1,356 diamonds and 56 emeralds, but it was dropped when the robbers fled, according to a report from Le Monde.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Armed with power tools, a crane lift and a plan straight out of a heist movie, four thieves broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with royal jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
The late great incredible royal empress Ananda Lewis.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Another crown of the empress’s was nabbed, too, covered in some 1,356 diamonds and 56 emeralds, but it was dropped when the robbers fled, according to a report from Le Monde.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Armed with power tools, a crane lift and a plan straight out of a heist movie, four thieves broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with royal jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
The late great incredible royal empress Ananda Lewis.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empress
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Perhaps the Scandinavians and the BBC cannot be expected to remain immune to the urge to mollify the free world’s new mad emperor.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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For culture, pop into the National Museum of Napoleonic Residences to trace the French emperor’s time exiled on the island.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Multiple royal watchers have claimed the prince has struggled to move beyond the fallout of his dramatic exit from royal life six years ago, citing professional setbacks and lingering personal tensions.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the Bridgerton version, the maid meets her prince (well, her rich guy) at a masked ball, and having only her lower face visible presented a unique challenge to the show’s makeup designer, Nic Collins.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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Putu Pointed Toe Boots Tall boots are one of the shoe stars of the season, and the princess’s knee-highs are designed to protect your shins from the elements without compromising style.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Women emerge youthful and thin (of course), with Disney-princess eyes and movie-star lips.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Soundman Loch Townsend coolly exposed the film and handed the reel to the queen’s panicking press secretary, who took it with relief.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Opened in 1929, La Mamounia, built on the grounds and gardens of a sultan’s palace, combines traditional Moroccan architecture with 20th century Art Deco flair.—
Angus MacKenzie,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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Read full review Not since the last sultan’s palace has there been anything so stylish on this fabled east African isle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
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Trump, too, downplayed his decision to deploy border czar Tom Homan, who himself is controversial after in 2024 alleging accepting $50,000 in cash from FBI agents pretending to be business executives seeking government, to Minneapolis.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump sent border czar Tom Homan to take over immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which has been overseen by Bovino and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, the scale, scope and depth of the AI revolution will also compel the group practice leaders, health system executives, private equity satraps and all others who now pull the strings on so many physicians to adapt to the democratization of medical knowledge.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Empress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empress. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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