imperial
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Swollen with confidence after defeating Athens, Sparta embarked on its own imperial program, compensating for its dwindling numbers by keeping an ever-tighter grip on its subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The imperial machinery, built in an earlier more democratic era, hums along without our input.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Their second day of meetings was held at Zhongnanhai, an imperial garden and lake district that has served as the secretive seat of power for the Chinese Communist Party since the revolution of 1949.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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
At birth, Orléans citizens are marked with permanent imperial identification ink that not even Belles can cover up or erase.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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