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Noun
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After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Many have complained that having two divisions and two state champions for each classification waters down the playoffs and provides easier paths to the state championship game.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Washington approved sales of Nvidia’s powerful H200 processors to China in January, but Beijing restricted Chinese companies from buying them, in a push to support homegrown chip champions.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future.—
Douglas Rediker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2025
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Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Fitzgerald settlement ennobles neither side.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Last season, the Horns got a taste of their first Final Four since 2023 and return a nice mix of veterans and young up-and-comers to try to make a return trip to the national semifinals.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Her ideas range from a dog adoption event at each stadium to bringing in local veterans as volunteer staff for the games.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Wood said mortgage rates could rise more in the coming weeks if the disruption in oil supplies lifts inflation.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The authentication lifts the canvas’s worth from thousands to millions of dollars.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Last year, at a ranch near Guadalajara apparently used to train Jalisco recruits, activists discovered the remains of hundreds of missing people.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Summit County Rescue Group opens an online application for new recruits every two or three years.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Knights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knights. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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