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monarch

[mon-erk, -ahrk] / ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk /


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The paper adds that the monarch has "appeared keen to distance himself from his brother's decision to sue the police", which could costs hundreds of thousands of pounds.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It called on the monarch to refer three questions on the legality of the transatlantic slave trade to the Caribbean island's highest court of appeal based in London.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Following his victory, King Aegon I became the first monarch to rule Westeros from the Iron Throne and the founder of the Targaryen dynasty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then the world's youngest monarch, he ruled until he died last month from cancer, aged just 34.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The royal acht acht, a deathly monarch meant to protect them all.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

But, to the distress of his advisers, he is the most reluctant of monarchs, unwilling to wage war, issue decrees or even, many days, get out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Elsewhere, the paper reports on new research revealing "the true scale of Britain's involvement in the slave trade", a system that included "monarchs, MPs and ordinary people", according to the paper.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

European monarchs and world leaders paid tribute Friday to Norway's King Harald, after the royal palace announced his death at the age of 89.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Almost all the sitting heads of state who appear on the circulating coins that I analyzed are hereditary monarchs.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

In his time, Pompey passed these statues on the way to his betrayal; Caesar, pursuing his rival, gazed at these faces too, and probably pondered the quality of the monarchs they represented.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro


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