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
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
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
Anyone who might wish to invade that dominion from abroad would be more hesitant; so that living right there, it is only with the greatest difficulty that the prince can lose it.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing dominion
There's No Word Like Home
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