commoners
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Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025
At the time, this made George one of the first commoners not of royal blood to be given a dukedom.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024
Many Danish and Norwegian royals also send their children to public schools - and it helps that the three heirs to the Nordic thrones have all married commoners.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024
What should an elite do to gain popular support while still maintaining a more comfortable lifestyle than commoners?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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