crown
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The 41-year-old crown prince is shuttling between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is guarded by a handpicked security team, officials familiar with his movements said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Foreign investment fell in the first two quarters of the year and is running well behind the crown prince’s 2030 target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The skyscraper, opened in New York nearly 100 years ago, will see its Art Deco crown polished and restored during a refurbishment that will also involve the restoration of the building's 77-storey façade.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The project also includes restoration of the facade and polishing of its famous stainless steel crown.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
She never wore a kerchief, instead preferring to style her graying hair in a braid around the crown of her head.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
During the mourning chorus for the murdered King Duncan, for example, they robed the Macbeths in ermine and handed them crowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Same-day zirconia crowns are already offered in some dental practices, but they are typically produced by milling rather than 3D printing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
James sparked the Miami Heat to NBA crowns in 2013 and 2014, brought his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers a title in 2016 and delivered a championship for the Lakers in 2020.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Monuments to Adam Smith and David Hume on the Royal Mile have also been anointed with plastic crowns.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"The Drowned God makes men," old King Urron Redhand had once said, thousands of years ago, "but it's men who make crowns."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Markets had been expecting a bumper quarter following an ebullient start to the year crowned by SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Evans was preparing in his head yet another runners-up speech - it would be his sixth - as he waited for Oliver Solberg to cross the finish line and be crowned world champion.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The runway slope and width create what’s known as a crowned runway illusion that distorts a pilot’s perception of height and distance during their final approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Accompanied by her sidekick and netherworld patron King Grimsquawk – a crowned raven-baby holding a scepter – Workman conjures up one of the funniest small-screen comedies that isn’t officially on TV.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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A few months after Maine Road, the band played to 250,000 fans on the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire over two nights in August 1996 - shows that are regarded as Britpop's crowning moment.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The crowning glory of the collection is arguably the first-ever Flash Gordon comic strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
But he believes the regional news service was its crowning glory.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“He is showing us that the crowning ceremony angered him, and that his power is not diminished by it. We will see what else he plans to do.”
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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