mantle
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The U.K. grudgingly passed the mantle of Middle East hegemony to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He took up the mantle of civic engagement, as well, but he did it on a Texas-sized scale.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
Last month, Ralph Fiennes who played the original Dark Lord told BBC's The Claudia Winkleman Show that Doctor Strange star Tilda Swinton would be "fantastic" to take up the mantle.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
By studying these patterns, researchers can gain valuable insight into how the mantle flows and circulates over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
But lo! the mantle and hauberk were empty.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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