dynasty

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Parts of what is now Iran’s coastline was controlled in the 1800s by a dynasty based in the present-day U.A.E.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Amazingly, the Mets did win, but characteristically, they failed to found a dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

However the bespectacled 44-year-old senator, who is pitching himself as a more measured member of the far-right dynasty, has surprised many with a surge in opinion polls ahead of October elections.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Many students can be heard chanting these slogans in support of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late Shah, and the Pahlavi dynasty that was overthrown in 1979.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Along with most of the Virginia dynasty, however, his ascent into the revolutionary elite was not the exclusive function of talent and virtue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis