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rulers
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Iran has installed rulers even more conservative and hardline than their predecessors.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026 -
In the show Prince Adam is the son of Eternia’s rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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