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Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

"I want to be inspired by people like Empress consort Nam Phuong, King Khai Dinh, with their fashion style and the interaction between the West and the East," explained Phan.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Chakrasamvara, the blue-man emblem of compassion, is being embraced by his consort, Vajravarahi, bright red symbol of wisdom, in a spectacularly explosive display whose arrested design seems intended as a spur to deep meditation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

The next great constitutional upheaval in Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, displaced King James II in favor his daughter Mary and her consort, William of Orange.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

“Why should they seek to harm my queen when she has taken me for her king and consort? Now help that man, as my sweet queen has commanded.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

According to the New York Times, it chose not to pursue prosecution because it worried that some potential witnesses, be they fellow partiers or former youthful consorts, “might not have stood up well under cross-examination.”

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024

Male squid born between early April and mid-July grow large before starting reproduction and become consorts.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

But the first break with tradition comes here: previously, consorts were crowned with new headpieces, created just for this moment.

From Salon ● May 5, 2023

Queen consorts do not formally share the sovereign’s powers, and dropping the “consort” part of the title won’t change that.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

The jaunty patterns of popular dances were put together into contrasting groups of three to provide variation - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - even when the consorts were not accompanying actual dancing.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

It portrayed King as a rabble-rouser who consorted with militants in expensive hotels.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018

But he played football, consorted with the town’s bad boys, and cultivated a blustery front.

From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016

I have now consorted with the Z for two months.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2012

They lived in houses ten times larger and grander than Mr. Cheyney's and consorted with ladies of elegance and beauty.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

“A husband destined for immortality has ended up a debt-ridden, third-rate comedian, laboring over his closing lines; a gifted child squandered his promise, consorting with moneylenders,” Li writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

She surely wasn’t worried about consorting with the enemy.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022

Prosecutors say that while UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, they were rewarding him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

“Gold, filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling