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dynasty

[dahy-nuh-stee, din-uh-stee] / ˈdaɪ nə sti, ˈdɪn ə sti /
NOUN
ruling family
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NOUN
reign of a family or lineage
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Murdaugh’s six-week trial in small-town Walterboro, S.C., became a global phenomenon as viewers were transfixed by the crumbling of a generations-old South Carolina family dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

One Dolphins dynasty continued while another came to an end Thursday night at Palisades High.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

During legal proceedings, Lee Jae-yong indicated a change in direction for the Samsung dynasty.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“That isn’t acceptable,” said Gussalli Beretta, who heads Beretta Holding, the 500-year-old firearms dynasty that began buying Ruger stock last May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

These stations, with funding from South Korea, the United States, and Japan, mix Asian and world news with sharply critical coverage of North Korea and the Kim dynasty.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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