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sultanates

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plural of sultanate

as in republics

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Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
And that’s a larger problem because family entertainment empires like Disney can’t just rely on aging franchises.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of empires

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For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
These stresses put pressure on all of the existing, interconnected kingdoms in the Mediterranean.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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The Belgian and Dutch monarchies seem to share a warm bond as well as a border, and Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima are known to be friends.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Even the Gulf monarchies who’ve made their fortunes on oil and gas exports have come around to the idea that this is not a sustainable strategy, yet Trump won’t hear it.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026

Definition of monarchies

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The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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

Definition of dominions

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The most meaningful transformation will come from scaling trustworthy autonomy across thousands of operational tasks and domains.

— Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
And that’s common, especially in domains where strategy, judgment, and staying power come together in real time.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of domains

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Just as oil money transformed and modernized the Gulf into city-states of gleaming skyscrapers, centuries of wine money have polished this rural corner of Burgundy into an agri-luxury oasis.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
As conditions worsened, city-states fought over power and resources.

— Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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