dominion
Example Sentences
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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
The way Pope Leo saw it, powers were seeking to impose dominion through arms and undermining the taboo since World War II on changing borders by force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Lance Wallnau, another Christian evangelical preacher, televangelist, speaker and author, has promoted dominion theology since the early 2000s.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025
Who knows whether we’re at the head or tail of the Anthropocene, but the movie seems weary of our dominion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
‘Yet all the Elves are willing to endure this chance,’ said Glorfindel, ‘if by it the power of Sauron may be broken, and the fear of his dominion be taken away for ever.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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There's No Word Like Home
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