emperor
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Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Many considered Winkleman, 54, to be chat show emperor Graham Norton's presumptive successor - not least because he seemed to be ushering her through himself.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Jesus was not being clever when he said in Matthew 22:21 “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
He also served Commodus, who was the son of Marcus Aurelius and became emperor when his father died in AD 180.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Zuckerberg has shown interest in classical history, even naming his daughters after Roman emperors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
After his four-decade rule, the quality of emperors veered between competence and louche megalomania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
For centuries, a shimmering golden fabric known as sea silk was one of the world's most exclusive luxury materials, reserved for emperors, popes, and other powerful figures.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed for good harvests.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Surely he could have shortened his options and not guessed his way through all the emperors.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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