imperial
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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
There may, in fact, be nothing like it in the imperial history of this planet.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
An apparently innocuous painting of the breadnut plant from around 1825 produced by a now-anonymous artist trained in China belies its history as a fruit of imperial interest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed for good harvests.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Suddenly, the world opened up for her like one of her imperial tulips and revealed its evil yellow pistil.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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