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monarch

[mon-erk, -ahrk] / ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk /


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The monarch had broken ground on the project in 2023 and also previously visited in 2020 and in 2022.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

His role was central to the day because prime ministers are formally appointed by the sitting monarch, who is head of state.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets over accusations of decades of environmental pollution.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

I started raising monarch butterflies because my identical twin sister, who played my twin on the show, planted a butterfly garden.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He wanted to call it George, after the British monarch, but was overruled.

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

Almost all the sitting heads of state who appear on the circulating coins that I analyzed are hereditary monarchs.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The monarchs always seem to find my garden.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Raoni, chief of the Kayapo people, has traveled around the world for decades to advocate for the Amazon rainforest and traditional Indigenous communities, lobbying heads of state, monarchs and popes.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

The balcony moment remains a reminder of royal continuity, with King Charles standing with two future monarchs in Prince William and Prince George.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

A butterfly floats by outside the treehouse window—orange and black, like the monarchs that hatched in Dr. P’s butterfly habitat when we were younger.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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