Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seigniories
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Attacks on other Gulf states Qatar and Bahrain also came under attack, piercing the kingdoms’ polished image as luxurious havens in an unstable region.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026 -
But these are relatively new arrivals on Earth; all three kingdoms are less than one billion years old.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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The hardest problem in science The contents of our mental lives and the physical fabric of the reality we are immersed in appear to belong to two distinct domains.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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That alignment has made nuclear one of the rare domains where the direction of travel has proven durable across recent administrations.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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And confusing them is how empires exhaust themselves.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Savage clashes in the ring, a high-stakes heist and an explosive showdown push Atlas to the edge, forcing him to confront Clay in a final battle of empires.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives.—
Cass Sunstein,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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The situation weighs on regional risk on the margins, but most of those sovereigns carry strong balance sheets, Appio explained.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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That design choice represented a radical break from the monarchies of Europe, where kings and queens had the ability to decide when to mobilize their countries to war.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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Tehran's aim with the missile and drone fire has likely been to pressure the Gulf's monarchies to push their allies in Washington to end the war, but the Iranian calculus appears to be backfiring.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Abu Dhabi is the biggest by landmass of the seven emirates making up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the second most populous after Dubai, while its main city is both the capital of the emirate and the wider UAE.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company said missiles struck several facilities in Tehran and Alborz provinces and that firefighting teams were working to put the fires out.—
Omer Bekin,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Kurdish provinces – Kermanshah, Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan – are home to millions of people who have already paid an enormous price for their proximity to conflict.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Seigniories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seigniories. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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