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Iran agreed to reopen the vital thoroughfare during the two-week truce, but said it would maintain "dominion" over it.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

So it’s not just religion qua religion, or religion and law; it’s really bolted onto ideas of capitalism and the economy and dominion of the world.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

And that dominion over the means of app distribution rankles other tech heavyweights who are trying to find ways to control their own destiny, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

It also showed that "there was no point in having a dominion status under the empire when the British cannot be expected to deal with their subjects fairly", adds Pushpa.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025

At the time I didn’t know what Kwang meant by that last notion, what kind of dominion or direct influence he had over people like Baeh.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Unlike other British dominions, including Canada and New Zealand, Australia never forged a treaty with its original inhabitants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

Australia has no treaty with its Indigenous people, and has done little in comparison to other British dominions like Canada, New Zealand and the United States to include and uplift its First Nations people.

From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023

Throughout the 1950s, more countries hauled down the union flag and the former colonies and dominions now came together as a voluntary family of nations.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022

“This is a very old strategy on the part of the royal household to cement its hold over the dominions, to make the charismatic presence of the crown visible,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Such barons as these have their own dominions and subjects, who recognize them as masters and have natural affection for them.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli