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[king-duhm] / ˈkɪŋ dəm /


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Yanbu has become a key outlet for Saudi crude as the kingdom uses its East-West pipeline to bypass disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The country was long known as the "Eldest Daughter of the Church" because supposedly, but inaccurately, it was the first kingdom to convert to Christianity.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The kingdom shut down the pipeline as a precaution following attacks targeting energy infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Even if the kingdom is successful, however, the pipeline now appears to be in the battlefield and vulnerable to further attacks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

In my head, I tell her I will always think of her as the princess of a kingdom of laughing flowers.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Though Uganda is governed by an elected president, it has several traditional kingdoms which continue to have significant cultural influence despite not having political power.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

To reach the common ancestor shared by the plant and animal kingdoms, Anderson says researchers must look back to around 1.6 billion years ago.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Roman power has collapsed in Britain, which is now a patchwork of minor kingdoms where all politics is local and low-level warfare is constant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Around 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the dragonlord led a campaign, with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, to conquer six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

Kings of little kingdoms fought together, and the young Sun shone like fire on the red metal of their new and greedy swords.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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