knighthood
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He said that he was only speaking about Bin Laden in 2007 in response to "the hurt felt by many Muslims" over a knighthood being awarded to the Satanic Verses author Sir Salman Rushdie.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The inventor James Dyson has a winery, a knighthood, an English country pile, and an estimated net worth of more than $15 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Also a knighthood and a castle and certainly social status that ensures he won’t be treated like scum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
An honour such as a knighthood can be removed on the advice of a body known as the Forfeiture Committee if the holder is deemed to have brought the honours system into disrepute.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Sir Gary? I accept my knighthood, Mister Travis. Pleasure to meet you.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
In the past 22 years, the other England openers to score hundreds in the fourth innings of a Test have ended up with knighthoods.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Darts players Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have become MBEs in the King's Birthday Honours, while Virginia Wade is made a CBE and knighthoods are confirmed for David Beckham and Billy Boston.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
In contrast, rugby union, often seen as having more middle class roots, has been getting knighthoods for more than 100 years.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
Outside of politics, England fast bowler James Anderson and filmmaker Matthew Vaughn have also been given knighthoods.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
Now they came forward dressed in shifts of undyed wool to receive their knighthoods from the Kingsguard.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
