dominion
Example Sentences
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Venice, once an example of man’s dominion over nature, became known as a drowning place.
From New York Times
Could this be the beginning of the end of meat — or at least red meat, with its aura of dominion and glory?
From New York Times
The Federal Reserve Act aimed to break the dominion of the “money trust.”
From New York Times
That same year, Atherton became the first U.S. ambassador to Canada after that country was the first of the British dominions to establish relations on the highest diplomatic level with another country.
From Washington Post
Black emancipation, even barely at that, was an affront to white power, rule and dominion.
From Salon
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