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Recent Examples of knight
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Some are knights barging into villages and demanding affection; others are goats who show up one day and simply refuse to move out.
—Caroline Carlson
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Noun
There are also fantastic roles to play, like pirates, knights, cowboys, spies, princesses and mermaids.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Some are knights barging into villages and demanding affection; others are goats who show up one day and simply refuse to move out.
—Caroline Carlson
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
Fry, who was recently knighted for services to the environment, mental health awareness and charity, serves as vice-president of conservation charity Fauna & Flora International.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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The interview, which came to be because the prince was facing mounting scrutiny due to his alleged relationship with Epstein, was supposed to be a way to save his public image.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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The project is described to us as in the vein of King Lear and Succession, charting the rivalry between two princes over a renowned Korean painting.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Busta Rhymes champions late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis Busta kept his remarks short and heartfelt, thanking his family and also taking the time to honor Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ who died earlier this year after being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Giuseppe Dell'Anno, series 12 winner and the show's first Italian champion, experienced a significant shift in his professional life after taking the crown.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That's according to a report commissioned by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare, an advocacy group comprising hospitals and health associations.—
Arielle Zionts,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Served as a two-part 52-minute series and 105 minute film, the environmental documentary produced by Arthus-Bertrand’s own outfit Hope Productions, was originally commissioned by French broadcaster M6, which launched it domestically in February.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Army has released its own report detailing several lapses in how officials leading Card's unit dealt with the reservist's spiraling mental health.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In October 2023, US Army reservist Robert Card opened fire at a Lewiston bowling alley and bar and grill, killing 18 people.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro Just like the original Roborock Qrevo Curv that debuted at last year’s IFA, the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro has wheels that can lift the robot's chassis high enough to clear obstacles and thresholds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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The commercial arm has helped the players union become one of the most in-demand player collectives in sports, with merchandise sales projected to lift 115% this year (year-over-year).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the months since the verdicts were handed down, there have been new revelations that Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors were apparently in regular touch with a woman who was coaching the star witness into testifying against Becciu.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL!—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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Gallup recently surveyed Fortune 500 CHROs and found that only 2% strongly agree their performance management system inspires employees to improve.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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States can use their 2025 or 2026 figures for the first year of the change, meaning Kentucky still has time to improve its error rate.—
Hannah Pinski,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Crimson Tide Year: 1995 Director: Tony Scott Runtime: 2h 3m Crimson Tide is from a time when Washington was the brash up-and-comer and Gene Hackman was the warhorse veteran.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: For an old warhorse, Freaky Friday looks darn cute.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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