reign

The area around Saint-Médard-en-Jalles was home to royal gunpowder works dating to the 17th century reign of Louis XIV, more than a century before the surrounding Landes forest was planted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

BTS is the first all-South Korean act to reign over Billboard's US top singles chart, which they achieved with their 2020 track "Dynamite", their first hit sung completely in English.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

But claims of sympathy for organ donation may overpower other reservations if we continue to let “individual autonomy” reign as the dominant—if not sole—value driving these decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

And the incident presents an early challenge for Peixoto just weeks into his reign after he replaced Rob Edwards in a surprise move last month.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Only with Sula did that quality have free reign, but their friendship was so close, they themselves had difficulty distinguishing one’s thoughts from the other’s.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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

"Lots of people are living in fear and uncertainty," one former resident said of the oppressive atmosphere that many now say reigns in the world-renowned experimental city.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

But four days into the Milan-Cortina Winter Games, harmony reigns in the Olympic villages and venues across northern Italy,

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

"My son reigns as King in the North, by the will of our lords and people. He bends the knee to no man, but holds out the hand of friendship to all."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Friday and Sunday evenings, Stravinsky, who reigned over the festival in the 1950s, and Schoenberg had pride of place as the two pillars of midcentury 20th century music in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The result, she said, is that “the days when dad books reigned supreme are gone.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Suspicion reigned even after Netanyahu posted a third video, this one with the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

Torches flickered and died until darkness reigned both within Elsinore and without.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

And the Dodgers are one of the few teams that could reasonably part with the prospect capital it would take to acquire the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

While visits are traditional for reigning MLB champions, the latest has sparked debate and anger, especially among the Dodgers' vast, long-standing and loyal Latino fan base.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Only a mint green handbag and full sleeves of tattoos suggested that Gen Z’s reigning rock star had settled in to talk about his new album “Oh Yeah?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

With 10 domestic T20 trophies between them, Northants Steelbacks, reigning champions Somerset, Hampshire Hawks and Notts Outlaws are no strangers to 20-over cricket's showpiece event.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The reigning discipline in biology was taxonomy, an elaborate attempt to classify and subclassify all living things into distinct categories: Kingdoms, Phylae, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, and Species.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee