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[pal-is] / ˈpæl ɪs /


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Concerns about his age resurfaced two years ago following an accident in the palace bathroom—he fell while cutting his nails and underwent emergency surgery to drain a brain bleed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Alexander would die far from home in the palace at Babylon—Mr. Richardson infers typhoid—in 323 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The palace said discussions about the colonial legacy and the slave trade were "important" but "primarily matters for governments to address".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

After he was formally announced, Kijanangoma promised that the palace would be open to the people, while vowing to focus on unity and development.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

We are of course neighbors now, Louise and I, as the Henslowe family’s London house is nearby the palace, only a whisker away.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Saudi Arabia was also struggling to cover the vast country with air defense and was shifting batteries around to try to protect palaces and energy infrastructure, people familiar with the kingdom’s deliberations said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Maybe it’s not just that he envies their absolute power on the home front or their unabashedly lavish palaces.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

The city had no known palaces where a ruler or ruling class could have controlled these tools of commerce and administration.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Beijing has spent hundreds of millions of dollars building sports stadiums, presidential palaces, hospitals and roads in Pacific island nations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

My mother told others that followed swordswomen through woods and palaces for years.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston


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