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retinue

[ret-n-oo, -yoo] / ˈrɛt nˌu, -ˌju /




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The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"For astronomers, our go-to 'Doppler' method for weighing planets involves making careful measurements of the star's velocity as it's tugged by its retinue of planets." said Erik Petigura, a co-author from UCLA.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026

They were served by a cosmopolitan retinue: Sri Lankan singers, Arab managers, European chefs and always Afghan workers in a multitude of indispensable roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

At the table behind that sat former New York Times opinion editor James Bennet, slender and suited, with his own lawyerly retinue.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025

Queen Selyse descended upon Castle Black with her daughter and her daughter’s fool, her serving girls and lady companions, and a retinue of knights, sworn swords, and men-at-arms fifty strong.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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