emperor
Example Sentences
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Mr. Lewis likens that behavior to a distemperate Roman emperor’s: destroying film projects in righteous displays of his own power; acquiring, and promptly discarding, cars and wives.
Many species, including polar bears in the Arctic and emperor penguins in Antarctica, rely on sea ice to breed and feed.
From Barron's
In the past, they were considered a royal beast and Roman emperors often had them imported from North Africa.
From BBC
“His relationship with his emperor had become something akin to a talisman to protect himself from criticism, questioning, and political attacks,” Mr. Mauch observes.
Species NWT has helped recover in Norfolk include crane, bittern, purple emperor butterfly and natterjack toad.
From BBC
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