reign

No, it’s not a deep dive into Tomlin’s 19 years as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, a reign that produced a Super Bowl title, zero losing seasons and a 193-114-2 overall record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

You hesitate to call it a must-win so soon in Pocognoli's reign, but for feel-good purposes it really is.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

David Starkey’s account of Henry VIII’s reign takes us, day by day, from Greenwich and Westminster to Hampton Court, alongside Henry and his successive queens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Before Kao’s doomed reign as CEO, Navatek was a sleepy Hawaiian engineering company with a few dozen employees.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

William was succeeded by Anne, the second daughter of James II, who, before and during her twelve-year reign, was greatly influenced by Halifax.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Alexander Johannes Edmonds and Eckart Frahm identify three rulers who do not appear on the list but whose reigns can be reconstructed from other surviving evidence.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” reigns supreme over nine live-action movies and two animated features.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

It became one of the longest chart reigns of all time in the UK where it sold more than 1.9 million copies.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

In an era when divisiveness reigns and everything seems to be designed to keep us at each other’s throats, Byrd makes camaraderie look as simple as it is.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

The inconvenience of this system in record-keeping is palliated by various devices, for instance reference to well-known events, reigns of kings, dynasties, local lords, etc.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Clarke earned four Emmy nominations during “Game of Thrones’” run for portraying Daenerys Targaryen, one of the last surviving members of the family that long reigned over Westeros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

There’s no more fitting description of a documentary that’s cobbled together from the dying gasps of ’90s fashion culture, when glamor and mischief reigned supreme.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

With the exception of the liberalizing Alexander II, who reigned from 1855 to 1881, that gives the Romanovs too much credit, but the path was plausible enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Activists had expressed concerns that despite the tough laws, lawbreakers were not being reigned in.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Then Alexander VI came to power, and he, more than any of the popes who ever reigned, demonstrated how well a pope could succeed with money and his own troops.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Sri Lankans will meet reigning champions India and Bangladesh play Pakistan, with both semi-finals scheduled for Thursday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

That gift earns him the nickname “Aerobullet”—and roughly $8 million a year, making him the second highest paid rider in the world, behind only reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Quarterback Matthew Stafford, the reigning NFL most valuable player, passed for only 155 yards, with an interception, against the 49ers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Elsewhere, reigning European road race champion Demi Vollering was eighth, while Backstedt's British team-mate Anna Morris finished 16th.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

She, after all, is the reigning head of the family.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez