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Recent Examples of kingship
In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures.
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N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Each period touches on three themes: society, kingship, and beliefs.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
That’s the only boring nonsense about kingship is that you’re supposed to have an heir.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 15 June 2024
At its founding, Rome was a kingship, but when subsequent kings became tyrannical, the Roman people overthrew the monarchy and established a republic, which had a remarkable history and lasted almost 500 years.
—Vickie B. Sullivan, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Each period touches on three themes: society, kingship, and beliefs.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
That’s the only boring nonsense about kingship is that you’re supposed to have an heir.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 15 June 2024
At its founding, Rome was a kingship, but when subsequent kings became tyrannical, the Roman people overthrew the monarchy and established a republic, which had a remarkable history and lasted almost 500 years.
—Vickie B. Sullivan, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kingship
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Trump hasn't carried Virginia in any of his three runs for the presidency, which suggests an advantage for Democrats, said Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, who represents naval-heavy areas including Portsmouth and Norfolk.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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That said, the court term is more focused on the presidency than on any other issue.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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If the Supreme Court officially makes the chief executive a unitary executive, the advancement of the public good may depend on little more than the whims of the president, a state of affairs normally more characteristic of dictatorship than democracy.—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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The exec emphasized his excitement about being in the country a few months after Salles’ history-making drama about Brazil’s military dictatorship, a film that also scored nominations for best picture and actress for Fernanda Torres.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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But Green’s never been played off the floor at Golden State, despite just being a career 32-percent shooter from deep, because of his mastery of short-roll passing.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Miran was sworn into his governorship mere hours before the meeting began, an unusual timing to start an unusual governorship.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The two met when Abbott offered to volunteer for Collins’s 1994 primary bid for the Maine governorship.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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Other new contenders for the chairmanship include Securities and Exchange Commission official Mike Selig and Treasury Department official Tyler Williams.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trump has raged against Powell for most of his chairmanship, and is eager to replace him with a candidate more aligned with his views on the economy.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
3 Sep. 2025
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While his questionable generalship would be memorialized in a long poem by Alfred Tennyson, his other legacy is giving the world the sweater named after his title.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Just a year into his premiership in 1998, Blair sealed, with US mediation, one of his signature achievements in office – the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Japan, a premiership turnover is common, with the average tenure at about 2 years, and long-serving leaders like the late Shinzo Abe, who served two terms from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020, are the exception, not the rule.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Kingship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingship. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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