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dominion

[duh-min-yuhn] / dəˈmɪn jən /


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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

Lance Wallnau, another Christian evangelical preacher, televangelist, speaker and author, has promoted dominion theology since the early 2000s.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2025

For in the days of Isildur the Ruling Ring passed out of all knowledge, and the Three were released from its dominion.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

And grant that the nations may keep faith with him, and that his counsellors in all his dominions may have peace and love charity.

From BBC Jul. 4, 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

In addition to colonial troops, the troops of British dominions fought in the war as well.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Though still in the King’s dominions, they felt as if they had landed on another planet.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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