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Recent Examples of principality
The German-speaking principality is one of the world's smallest countries with a population of 40,000, and the royal family's private home there is the storybook Vaduz Castle.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 29 July 2025
The 78-lap race took place on a sunny day on the streets of Monaco, the wealthy principality on the French Riviera that turns into a racetrack once a year.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The principality is known as a playground and a haven, attracting tourists and the rich and famous.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Weak central governments are common in other major democracies, particularly in those, like India, that merged once-autonomous principalities into a unified state.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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Janine Henni, People.com, 29 July 2025
The 78-lap race took place on a sunny day on the streets of Monaco, the wealthy principality on the French Riviera that turns into a racetrack once a year.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The principality is known as a playground and a haven, attracting tourists and the rich and famous.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Weak central governments are common in other major democracies, particularly in those, like India, that merged once-autonomous principalities into a unified state.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principality
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However, the duchy passed on to Prince William when Charles became king on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Over the past few years, the kingdom has been one of the most active markets for stock offerings, driven by sales of shares in the state oil giant Saudi Aramco and holdings of its sovereign wealth fund.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The island is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark and thus part of the NATO military alliance.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity.—
SUSANNAH PATTON,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.—
Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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If Stacey wants to skip out and build her cannabis empire for her daughter instead, I am simply unbothered.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paramount has been bidding since October for WBD, a transaction that would elevate David Ellison’s nascent media empire into a Hollywood force that could not be easily ignored by tech competitors and Wall Street.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, the scandal surrounding King Charles' brother, the former Prince Andrew — who was stripped of his dukedom as well as his other royal titles, including prince, in October 2025 — has led some to believe that the York title is tainted and won't be reassigned in the future.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
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The negative press association with this dukedom is not a positive step.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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OneCoin was reportedly banking with JSC Capital Bank in the former Soviet republic of Georgia at least for some time in 2015.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Every cycle, every generation, there is a relearning of the truths of living in a democratic republic.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The royal family has a rich history with the military, and the sovereign always leads the nation at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, a solemn event that working royal family members typically attend.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Knighthoods, conferred by the sovereign, represent one of the highest forms of national recognition for service and excellence.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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His strong-arming of universities, law firms, and media companies is a response to real problems, but his actions seem aimed more at harming those entities—and expanding his dominion over them—than at crafting enduring fixes.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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But with rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Principality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principality. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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