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[reyn] / reɪn /




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“Michael”’s box office reign comes to us during a season that includes the highly anticipated TV reboot of the Harry Potter franchise, despite its author J.K.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Halley's Comet crossed the skies during the short reign of King Harold Godwinson, who ruled England from January 6 to October 14, 1066.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

They sat in on think tank meetings in Washington as once again they heard him warn that he would reign in what he saw as unfair Chinese trade practices.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

From the start of Louis XIV’s reign in the 17th century until Paris fell to the Nazis in 1940, the city was the world’s undisputed tastemaker in everything from philosophy to furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“I been granted full reign of the library.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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