imperial
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The imperial economy brings him clothes, pottery, wine, spices and books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
The imperial harem and the eunuchate were far more "politically influential than anyone imagined".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Dove is the bound-foot daughter of an imperial scholar who came to the city to become one of the locked-away wives of a decades-older merchant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Yet, at the end of the day, such imperial highhandedness backfired on Athens: It lost the broader war for domination of Greece.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"We'll make sure to have imperial guards in any treatment room with him in it from now on," the Beauty Minister adds.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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