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
This upcoming Spring/Summer 2026 season has been inspired by Vietnam's former ruling Nguyen dynasty, notably Emperor Khai Dinh and the last empress consort, Nam Phuong, who both lived under colonial French rule.
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
Three of us among the servants made a little consort of music—I on the violin, an indentured Irishman who also played the fiddle, and a slave from another house who played the flageolet.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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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
Queen consorts do not formally share the sovereign’s powers, and dropping the “consort” part of the title does not change that.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023
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
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
He feuded with Harlan Ellison, collaborated with Piers Anthony and consorted with other foundational icons of the genre.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2016
I have now consorted with the Z for two months.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2012
My father disdained shopkeepers as unworthy and low, but he consorted with them and curried favor with the customers, hoping to overhear court gossip.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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“A husband destined for immortality has ended up a debt-ridden, third-rate comedian, laboring over his closing lines; a gifted child squandered his promise, consorting with moneylenders,” Li writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
At the same time, UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, the energy-rich Gulf state rewarded him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
The matchmaking between real estate developers and casino operators eager to take part in a bid is something like speed dating — with casino operators freely consorting with several developers.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest, Psyche, excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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