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dynasty

[dahy-nuh-stee, din-uh-stee] / ˈdaɪ nə sti, ˈdɪn ə sti /
NOUN
ruling family
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NOUN
reign of a family or lineage
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“They believe that they were the Middle Kingdom,” he says, invoking the Qing Dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The country's main television channel has this week broadcast songs with sombre melodies and published a photo of Rakhmon on a black background with the quote, "the man of the Sun Dynasty."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Smook is now racing to rebuild all of the props and puppets by Feb. 22, when her next show is slated to take place at the Dynasty Typewriter theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

"It was a stunning rebuke by the NFL," said Wickersham, author of New York Times bestseller It's Better to be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Up to this time, the oldest reliable dates went back no further than the First Dynasty in Egypt from about 3000 B.C.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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