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sultanates

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plural of sultanate

as in republics

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This document shows what a national decision on slavery in one of the world’s biggest empires at the time could mean for other territories.

— Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The best global businesses operate less like empires exporting a model and more like networks sharing a purpose.

— Teja Chekuri, Forbes.com, 22 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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For my prior in-depth analysis overall of harness engineering across all domains, see the link here.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Civilizational contacts between the two neighbors go back thousands of years and span several domains, including diplomacy, trade, security, and culture.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 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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