retinue

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"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

He pointed out that the monarch had also been behaving erratically in his public life, sacking several senior officials in his retinue.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Van Eck gave orders to the guard who had let them in, and with help from one of Van Eck’s retinue they lifted the corpse and took it from the room.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo