khans

plural of khan

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Noun
  • But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • For nearly five centuries, emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties came here to worship Heaven and pray for good harvests.
    Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026
  • Like the Chinese emperors of old, Xi has used the lure of Chinese wealth to reinforce China’s power.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • For fine dining, splurge on a course of Kaga delicacies at Ryotei Otomoro; the chef is said to be the direct descendant of those who cooked for 17th-century local feudal lords.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The photos showed Lilibet meeting Disney princesses and enjoying rides alongside family members, including Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Just like last year, Lilibet had several sweet encounters with Disney princesses.
    Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The inscriptions include his throne, birth names of the Pharaoh, who is also known as Sesostris III, and was one of the most prominent rulers of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, BTS superstar Jung Kook and South Korean girl group Blackpink have all amassed a trio of rulers thus far, and any of them may score one more soon, changing this order again.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Despite eating royal jelly, the queens raised in worker wax were smaller and didn’t survive as well.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • Accessibility The hotel has many ADA-compliant spaces, including the public entrance, guest rooms (options include a king room with a balcony, two queens, two kings with a balcony, an ocean view king with balcony, and a studio suite), registration desk, and concierge desk.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan.
    Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Büttner, who is not Jewish, serves as one of 15 state antisemitism czars in Germany, which also has a federal antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein.
    Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Khans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/khans. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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