imperial
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For Russia in particular, the territory was a source of constant imperial anxiety owing to the conflicting national ambitions of the Belarusians, Lithuanians, Poles, Ukrainians and others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Xi’s trip to Washington follows just months after Trump traveled to Beijing for a state visit in May, where the U.S. president was greeted with a similarly imperial welcome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The campus sits on the outskirts of Hangzhou, a former imperial capital whose futuristic skyline is just the first hint of its role as a global tech hub.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In contrast to the grand, imperial scale of his latest release, a $250 million blockbuster starring Matt Damon, Nolan said that the release weekend leaves him in an incredibly vulnerable place.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
For the Germans, the big targets were the cities of Leningrad, the old imperial capital in the north, which had been the birthplace of the Soviet Union, and the new capital in Moscow.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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