earl
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The four generations of the Wallop family include a British earl and 18-year U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The earl said he told "close friends and family" about the "monstrous" comment.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Monstrous", is the paper's one-word headline in reference to how the earl characterised the King's words.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Similarly, the earl of Peterborough's son refused both to remove his hat and to enter a plea when tried for treason in 1658.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
“You could not hold such a position as I heard you express yesterday, my friend,” the earl said.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
A duke is the highest ranking member of the English nobility, followed by marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
“The United States Constitution's ban on inherited titles met with unanimous approval because of the perceived threat posed by lords and earls to a democratic republic.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2018
The tradition caught on and English colleges became diploma mills for earls and barons who never cracked a book or scribbled on parchment in their storied halls.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2018
If this ex- panded idea of freedom spread, how safe were the kings and dukes, earls and knights, of England?
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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