ruler
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It offers not only a fresh portrait of India's most controversial Mughal ruler, but also a rare glimpse of how one of the world's great early-modern empires actually worked.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
For many years, scientists believed the recipe for creating a queen honeybee was straightforward: give a developing larva plenty of royal jelly, and it becomes the colony's ruler.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
Thousands of Germans, displaced by the end of the Seven Years’ War and facing starvation, had accepted an invitation from Russia’s German-born ruler, Catherine the Great, to settle in the Russian Empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
A British human rights lawyer says the former wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has gone missing.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It was only a few feet tall, maybe coming up to my chin, but its arms sprawled out straight as a ruler in all directions.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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