ruler
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Both are state-backed and led by the ruler of Dubai’s uncle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
This effectively alters the cosmic ruler used to measure distances and, in turn, the value of the Hubble constant inferred from the model, helping to ease the Hubble tension.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Dolly Parton — the “queen of country,” benevolent ruler of Dollywood and America’s true sweetheart — died at age 80 last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Last week, American media reported that US President Donald Trump had rejected a personal request from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, to intervene in the war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
When his worship spread to a town where there was already a divine ruler the two were slowly fused into one.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of what may be Tsar Samuel, one of the last major rulers of the First Bulgarian Empire, are returning "home" on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The ambassador, who was appointed by Suu Kyi's government, broke with his country's rulers weeks after their putsch.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Rather than serving as "an impartial chronographic work," the researchers suggest it may instead have functioned as "a legitimizing canon of kings, which was periodically updated to remove short-lived or parallel Neo-Assyrian rulers."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
And we saw moments of unease between the rulers and those they rule.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Like all too many dictators, Cahokia’s rulers focused on maintaining their hold over the people, paying little attention to external reality.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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