retinue
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"For astronomers, our go-to 'Doppler' method for weighing planets involves making careful measurements of the star's velocity as it's tugged by its retinue of planets." said Erik Petigura, a co-author from UCLA.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
They were served by a cosmopolitan retinue: Sri Lankan singers, Arab managers, European chefs and always Afghan workers in a multitude of indispensable roles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
At the table behind that sat former New York Times opinion editor James Bennet, slender and suited, with his own lawyerly retinue.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025
He pointed out that the monarch had also been behaving erratically in his public life, sacking several senior officials in his retinue.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
Celaena couldn’t help but notice the sharp stares from the same women when they beheld her in the prince’s retinue.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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