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They were allowed to keep their duke and duchess of Sussex titles, but lost other monarchy privileges.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

In return for a three-year commitment to accompany the third duke of Buccleuch on his Continental tour, Smith received a lifetime pension of £300 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“The Gilded Age” pulls inspiration from New York City’s 19th century elite, with Gladys Russell’s reluctant betrothal to an English duke nodding to socialite Consuelo Vanderbilt’s lavish nuptials a decade later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

On Tuesday, the duke also lost his High Court claim, made with a group of well-known figures, against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday's publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

He had become the grand duke of Cold Sassy again.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

The company raised its dividend in April, and some strategists see the potential for a special dividend on the horizon, as the Costco dukes it out with the government over tariffs.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, Abdulmejid and his family lived a glitzy Riviera life, attending dances, we are told, with “four or five kings and any number of princes, dukes and counts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

He said Myers illness was physically obvious but as soon as the cameras started rolling "he'd have his dukes up, ready for a scrap".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024

I don't know a single person who doesn't, and I will put up my dukes for Ava.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2023

Born into a life of sumptuous privilege–his grandfathers were dukes, respectively, of Devonshire and Kent–he was the most gifted English scientist of his age, but also the strangest.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

After losing to world champion Littler in last year's final, Humphries triumphed 11-8 in the repeat as the world's top two duked it out at O2 Arena.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

As the insects groomed each other, the six types of fungi duked it out among themselves, with no clear winner taking over, the team reports this month in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 9, 2023

These violations — which could add up to millions of dollars in fines, as well as restoration orders — are now being duked out with the Westbrooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021

The two have duked it out for the top spot, trading places frequently through much of this year as both companies’ share prices rose.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

The mermaid leuch, her brief was gane, And kelpie's blast was blawin', Fu' low she duked, ne'er raise again, For deep, deep was the fawin'.

From The Book of Old English Ballads by Hamilton Wright Mabie

The primary bedroom also comes with a fireplace, as well as an expansive walk-in closet and a spa bathroom, perfect for relaxation after a long day of duking it out on air.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to cut flights this summer at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, where the two airlines are currently duking it out for supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, who has his own AI startup, is duking it out in court and in a public war of words with Sam Altman, leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

Rather than the long slog of duking it out at a disadvantage to other departments during a national police shortage, Seattle could immediately reduce officer workload and shift time to proactive policing.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

Cal and Navy were duking it out for the lead.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown