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kingdom

[king-duhm] / ˈkɪŋ dəm /


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At its best, “The Ark” underscores why humanity has always been enamored with the animal kingdom, and reminds us that our stewardship of it should be a labor of love.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Adeyemi’s novels, inspired by West African mythology, follow the adventures of Zélie, played by Thuso Mbedu, on her quest to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Madrid on Thursday said it would despatch soldiers to Ceuta to ensure security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave from Morocco and hundreds more headed there from the North African kingdom.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The young adult novel follows Zélie Adebola as she tries to bring magic back to the mythical kingdom of Orïsha after a ruthless king wiped it out.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

He could see him in the canvas of his eye, in the brilliant kingdom of his eye.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

By the mid-700s, the author writes, only the kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, Wessex, East Anglia and Kent “functioned as largely autonomous units.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Penda explains that from the 17th Century onwards, various ethnic groups told the legend of Luchele, a mystical, white-looking figure who helped their ancestors set up their kingdoms.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Around 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the dragonlord led a campaign, with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, to conquer six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

Thriving thanks to their strategic geographical position, strong state backing and leading carriers, huge air hubs in the Gulf oil kingdoms have been shaken by the conflict over Iran.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

And so the far-off kingdoms of Europe and Russia tumbled into the second Great War.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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