consort
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Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
"I want to be inspired by people like Empress consort Nam Phuong, King Khai Dinh, with their fashion style and the interaction between the West and the East," explained Phan.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Chakrasamvara, the blue-man emblem of compassion, is being embraced by his consort, Vajravarahi, bright red symbol of wisdom, in a spectacularly explosive display whose arrested design seems intended as a spur to deep meditation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
The next great constitutional upheaval in Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, displaced King James II in favor his daughter Mary and her consort, William of Orange.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
She lived as one of the solitary fey before she began to conquer Faerie with her horned consort and his stag-riders.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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According to the New York Times, it chose not to pursue prosecution because it worried that some potential witnesses, be they fellow partiers or former youthful consorts, “might not have stood up well under cross-examination.”
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024
However, results showed that the growth rate early in life was not so different between consorts and sneakers, even though they grew up during different seasons.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
But the first break with tradition comes here: previously, consorts were crowned with new headpieces, created just for this moment.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
Queen consorts do not formally share the sovereign’s powers, and dropping the “consort” part of the title won’t change that.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
We are friends in the way people in an unprovisioned lifeboat are, chance consorts who are sure that they’ll be picked up soon, any day now, but not exactly how or when.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
And all this consorted with his long-held disdain for America, his resentment of Britain’s “subordination” to an upstart power.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019
It might be Greenwich Village, Logan Circle or Silver Lake, any of the urban neighborhoods across America where gays, feminists, punks, greens, rappers and activists crossed and consorted.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2017
They lived for a time in New York, where they consorted with the downtown art crowd of .
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2011
But as you rightly point out, it's rather gratifying to have consorted with him.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Prosecutors say that while UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, they were rewarding him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
One of the people said Mr. Harris believed that Mr. Black showed poor judgment in consorting with Mr. Epstein, and that the new findings would further hurt Apollo’s reputation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2021
“If total resistance implies true femininity,” she shot back, “with what, pray tell, have you been consorting all your life?”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019
“Trust me, Seth, consorting with satyrs is the last thing a boy your age needs.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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