emperor
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Record-low Antarctic sea ice in 2022 coincided with the first-ever recorded large-scale breeding failure of emperor penguins, the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
She said the group was always on the lookout for new arrivals and had already recorded the willow emerald damselfly, the southern oak bush cricket and the purple emperor butterfly, as more species travelled north.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even Hadrian, the emperor, said, “I’ve never met anyone who did not feel better after receiving a compliment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Amerigo Vespucci, on the other hand, was no divinity, no emperor and no king.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Zuckerberg has shown interest in classical history, even naming his daughters after Roman emperors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
After his four-decade rule, the quality of emperors veered between competence and louche megalomania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
There have been eight female emperors on the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan's imperial family, whose divine status was renounced after World War II.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
For centuries, a shimmering golden fabric known as sea silk was one of the world's most exclusive luxury materials, reserved for emperors, popes, and other powerful figures.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
If you look at pictures of Roman emperors you’ll see there’s always a great hint of crossed eyes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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