ruler
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Its most powerful ruler set a new standard for political control.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Ties between Armenia and its former imperial ruler Moscow have frayed in recent years.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Mali's rulers, like their military counterparts in neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, have severed ties with former colonial ruler France and several Western countries, moving closer to Russia.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
The dominant figure is Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the U.A.E.’s president and the deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Minos, the powerful ruler of Crete, had lost his only son, Androgeus, while the young man was visiting the Athenian King.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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