throne
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Since ascending to the throne of St. Peter, Leo has frequently clashed with the administration on issues ranging from immigration to foreign policy, emphasizing humanitarian concerns and diplomacy over force.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran and pretender to the throne, was a scheduled speaker, and the event was packed with Iranian monarchists.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
She has been in poor health and the recent Epstein revelations have raised doubts among many Norwegians that she still has the capacity to become queen, when Crown Prince Haakon accedes to the throne.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Next came Didius Julianus, a senatorial aristocrat who achieved the throne by bribing the guardsmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The plague god himself squatted on a throne made of old, stripped-down locomotives.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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