lord
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More recently, he appeared as a lord in “Bridgerton.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
If not for this arch, prickly, but intellectually daring English lord, would Paine have summoned the resources to produce “Common Sense”?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
An image of Francis Bacon, the English lord chancellor, is mislabeled as the friar Roger Bacon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
An Indian billionaire's son has offered to help Colombia get rid of a problem it has grappled with for years - a herd of hippos linked to notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
At the head of the table sits Mr. McCracken, who glowers at everyone as if he were a lord presiding over his fiefdom.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
And where are the sponsored hydration breaks—have the college sports pooh-bahs learned nothing from the dark lords of FIFA?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Colombia is also trying to emerge from 50 years of fighting spawned by a complex blend of leftist rebels, paramilitaries and drug lords.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
“Dynasty,” the 1981 version, opens with sweeping God’s-eye views of mountains, a forested estate and construction workers building temples to industry — all that the show's protagonist, Blake Carrington, lords over.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
“How like a royal court,” I muse, “where powerful lords and councillors direct the king's course.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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