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dominion

[duh-min-yuhn] / dəˈmɪn jən /


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Anthropic and OpenAI will join SpaceX at the US mega-corp top table – exerting hitherto unseen power and influence across the globe and unprecedented dominion over its citizens if its champions are to be believed.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Iran agreed to reopen the vital thoroughfare during the two-week truce, but said it would maintain "dominion" over it.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

So it’s not just religion qua religion, or religion and law; it’s really bolted onto ideas of capitalism and the economy and dominion of the world.

From Slate Mar. 10, 2026

As new territories were brought into the empire by alliance or conquest, they were added to the network, facilitating communication, public works and military movements, and providing a potent reminder of Inca dominion.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

He stayed there, exposed to the sun and the rain, as if the thongs were unnecessary, for a dominion superior to any visible bond kept him tied to the trunk of the chestnut tree.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Unlike other British dominions, including Canada and New Zealand, Australia never forged a treaty with its original inhabitants.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2023

And grant that the nations may keep faith with him, and that his counsellors in all his dominions may have peace and love charity.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2023

Australia has no treaty with its Indigenous people, and has done little in comparison to other British dominions like Canada, New Zealand and the United States to include and uplift its First Nations people.

From Reuters Jun. 23, 2023

In addition to colonial troops, the troops of British dominions fought in the war as well.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

“I hear that excitement is the master of the hour, that you fling yourself through these dominions like a comet across the firmament. What’s the word, good Bod?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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