commoner
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He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Even if he were simply a "commoner", his past relationship with the Royal Family and the place would be enough to draw the monarchy into the controversy.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
One compares her to baseball star Shohei Ohtani, another praises her as a "commoner prime minister".
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
The only feature of the New World named after a commoner before 1507 seems to have been the Rio de Fonsoa, named after a sponsor of the 1499 expedition.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
At the time, this made George one of the first commoners not of royal blood to be given a dukedom.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024
The commoners now have to pay for something that you used to be able to share for free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Many Danish and Norwegian royals also send their children to public schools - and it helps that the three heirs to the Nordic thrones have all married commoners.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
Of smallfolk and commoners, she saw no sign, but under the gallery a cluster of lords great and small milled restlessly.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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