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Noun
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The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Ready to meet the season's new allies, enemies, tyrants, and giants?—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even under military threat, many dictators and authoritarian leaders — Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, Bashar al-Assad in Syria and earlier this year, Maduro in Venezuela — have chosen resistance until the last minute.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Years later, as Ukraine fights a war to defend its democracy — to preserve a state where institutions serve the people rather than dictators, where the press remains independent, and where citizens can shape the politics around them — the contrast between the two countries is striking.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Underlying such obvious acts of aggression lies an insidious tendency for transnational repression to flow from despots into democracies, oppressing lawyers of all nationalities in the process.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Thus, to be real peace-makers, whether Christian or not, responsible leaders need to be aware that the approach of pacifism often paves the way for dictators and despots to inflict more and more violence.—
Bill Keane,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In his prime, Turner was one of the kings of broadcasting, a brash but savvy visionary.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Bed types include kings, queens, two twins, and a lone double bed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Peyton, 27, showed small, delicate drawings of princes, aristocrats, historical figures, writers.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The meat of the summit doesn’t start until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks, visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops, and take part in a formal banquet.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Adaptogens have been used for thousands of years, dating as far back as Emperor Shen-Nung, the second of China’s emperors (3500-2600 BC).—
Ryan Brennan
May 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Overlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlords. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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