throne
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But maybe most of all, it was a coronation of sorts — for 43-year-old German percussionist Anika Nilles, sitting on Peart’s throne.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Football is littered with any number of former pretenders to the Messi throne, all of whom have achieved and suffered varying degrees of success and adversity.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Naismith, a professor of medieval history at Cambridge University, notes that he came to the throne “under murky circumstances.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The visit by the Princess of Wales, whose husband Prince William is the heir to the British throne, was focused on early years education.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
On the throne now sat Notus—a bronze-skinned old man in a fiery Greek chiton, his head crowned with a wreath of withered, smoking barley.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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