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as in dominions
controlling power or influence over others
a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip market
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as in powers
the right or means to command or control others
a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive
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Recent Examples of reigns
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Musk noted that the new Starship reigns as the world’s first fully-reusable rocket.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Loosening up the reigns a little and getting his music placed in lots of different places is the key.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
The directing reigns have now been turned over to Michael Tiddes.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Secrecy reigns China’s first two attempts to recover heavy boosters failed in December.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Johnson, who takes the reigns from incumbent President Mandy Walker, previously served as the org’s president from 2023-25.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 May 2026
The schools are colliding in a boys section finale for the sixth time since Kessler took the reigns at University in 2002.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
More and more, the basic overshadows the basketball, and sophomoric reigns supreme.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Noun
Outside of two one-night reigns foiled by Money in the Bank cash-ins, that’s the shortest World Heavyweight title reign since the title was brought back in May 2023.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Musk noted that the new Starship reigns as the world’s first fully-reusable rocket.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Loosening up the reigns a little and getting his music placed in lots of different places is the key.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
The directing reigns have now been turned over to Michael Tiddes.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Secrecy reigns China’s first two attempts to recover heavy boosters failed in December.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Johnson, who takes the reigns from incumbent President Mandy Walker, previously served as the org’s president from 2023-25.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 May 2026
The schools are colliding in a boys section finale for the sixth time since Kessler took the reigns at University in 2002.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
More and more, the basic overshadows the basketball, and sophomoric reigns supreme.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigns
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And they are captivated by a vision of an imperial federation, with a parliament in London, where Britain would be an important partner, but just one, and where Canada and the other dominions would have representation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The move means the rest of the AI industry will be forced to take heed of the authority asserted by Lutnick, and BIS can invoke other powers if the specific provisions used against Anthropic are contested.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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In an attempt to regain her powers, Lucia accidentally summons a cosmic entity known as Altair.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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The appeal was filed after defense attorneys argued successfully that the original grand jury hadn’t been shown the relevant parts of a law that governs how presidential contests are certified.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Its entire sensor architecture exists to model the HPO axis—the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian system, the hormonal feedback loop that governs nearly every dimension of female physiology.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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There will be 25 in-store client events, global out-of-home from Piccadilly to Sunset Strip including bus-stop dominations, and 15 social platforms activated simultaneously.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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With these export controls, it has now also been deemed too dangerous for foreign use.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
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The move comes after Anthropic’s receipt of a US Commerce Department directive Friday evening, subjecting the new models to export controls restricting their use anywhere outside the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2026
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Judge rules Brad Raffensperger doesn’t have to let anyone watch his office compile results on election night.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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Doing so would have precluded the need for Pulte to take the reins of the intelligence community, clearing the way for Democrats to support reauthorizing Section 702.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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