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The Jewish holiday Purim celebrates their triumph roughly 2,500 years ago over a minister to the king bent on annihilating the empire’s Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Phayom Raksa solemnly recited a pledge that touched on the teachings of the Buddha, and mentioned Thailand's king and the well-being of the nation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The fact that none of Penelope’s suitors could do that marked them as unfit to take his place as Ithaca’s king.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

And Kessler is a blessing on the glass, the king of second chances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“He would if she could turn straw into gold. Nothin’ the king loves more than gold, and I think he’d do anything to get it.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Instead, Ted’s emphasis on personal growth and camaraderie rebuilds the Greyhounds from their league’s demoralized joke into its comeback kings, powered by their yearning to Believe.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

Infantino was eventually cleared by that probe but another pattern soon emerged, one that saw the president morph from a soccer bureaucrat into someone who believes he should be mixing with presidents and kings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

But tonight, their team known as the "Albirroja" -- alluding to the blue and red of their jersey -- were kings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

She could remember passages after reading them through just once, could recall the dates of the Magna Carta and the names of the kings of England and every one of the presidents in order.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The Ducks kinged the Kings, in essence, by retrenching and building a defense-first focus that offered players a way out of a deep deficit and paved the way for offense to follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2016

He took a white piece from the pile beside the board and kinged his man.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Taka, daughter of chiefs and Fiji's pride, 3Lily of maidens, was betrothed to him; Desirous eyes kinged him with envy's crown.

From The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea by La Farge, John

Its lords had borne a glorious name; God kinged them when the season came.

From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Wilson, Epiphanius

Yet know I am but the ineffectual Shade Of her the Travailler, herself a thrall To It; in all her labourings curbed and kinged!

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas

As Daemon put it in that meeting — he, too, has obvious flaws but also an early knack for saying what we’re all thinking — the thing the king is worst at is kinging.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

“I’m watching girls and performers of all genders who maybe five years ago would have gone into burlesque who now are seeing drag kinging as the ultimate art form,” Mr. Grrrl said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2021

What about her performance struck you as a good criticism of the male perspective, even though she may not be kinging?

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2020

If Taylor Swift was to take what she did in this video and then perform as this character, that makes it more like drag kinging, because now she’s reusing this character.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2020

Both the boys claimed to excel in the art of kinging the ring; but, unfortunately, neither one had a top with him.

From Left Behind or, Ten Days a Newsboy by Otis, James