consort
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Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
"I want to be inspired by people like Empress consort Nam Phuong, King Khai Dinh, with their fashion style and the interaction between the West and the East," explained Phan.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The next great constitutional upheaval in Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, displaced King James II in favor his daughter Mary and her consort, William of Orange.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
The commission for a formal portrait of Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor and Spain’s new queen consort, was a very big deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
She will metamorphose into a wife or consort and raise faerie children who will adore and outlive her.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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According to the New York Times, it chose not to pursue prosecution because it worried that some potential witnesses, be they fellow partiers or former youthful consorts, “might not have stood up well under cross-examination.”
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024
Male squid born between early April and mid-July grow large before starting reproduction and become consorts.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
But the first break with tradition comes here: previously, consorts were crowned with new headpieces, created just for this moment.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
To either side of these palaces were the six western palaces and the six eastern palaces where the emperor’s consorts lived.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
We are friends in the way people in an unprovisioned lifeboat are, chance consorts who are sure that they’ll be picked up soon, any day now, but not exactly how or when.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
And all this consorted with his long-held disdain for America, his resentment of Britain’s “subordination” to an upstart power.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019
He feuded with Harlan Ellison, collaborated with Piers Anthony and consorted with other foundational icons of the genre.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2016
I have now consorted with the Z for two months.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2012
But as you rightly point out, it's rather gratifying to have consorted with him.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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David M. Friedman, who served as his ambassador to Israel, publicly took Trump to task for consorting with the troublesome pair, tweeting that the former president was “better than this.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Prosecutors say that while UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, they were rewarding him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
The matchmaking between real estate developers and casino operators eager to take part in a bid is something like speed dating — with casino operators freely consorting with several developers.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest, Psyche, excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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