rulers
Example Sentences
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The ambassador, who was appointed by Suu Kyi's government, broke with his country's rulers weeks after their putsch.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The possible existence of these three rulers raises broader questions about what the Assyrian King List was actually designed to do.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
And we saw moments of unease between the rulers and those they rule.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Their maximalism will contribute to their isolation in the long run,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a policy organization that opposes Iran’s rulers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Alienation between rulers and ruled even extended to matters of simple nomenclature: according to one modern authority on demotic-script documents, the natives studiously avoided referring to Alexandria in the language of their conquerors.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
