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[king] / kɪŋ /


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But what will be exceptionally bad timing for California’s coast is that, as El Niño’s full influence comes to bear, the king tides will be even higher than normal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

"I think one of the motivating factors for this return ... is reconciliation with the king and with the wider family," royal historian Ed Owens told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

It described the process of breeding king penguins as "notoriously difficult," as the birds only lay a single egg at a time and breeding cycles can be years apart.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The research and analytical boutique says Nvidia is “a triple-play king, meaning it consistently beats EPS and revenue estimates and raises guidance.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

“The Moon Witch in the Red Woods,” “Sinchi and the Cliffs of Nowhere,” and another one about giants and a runaway king.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The flames have got close to the site, which holds the remains of the first kings of the medieval kingdom of Aragon, but these as well as other artefacts have been removed as a precaution.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

When it comes to players winning their individual battles, Panama's Jiovany Ramos and Senegal's Krépin Diatta were the kings of the 50-50s in the first round.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

At a recent panel called ‘Living Legends of Drag: Stories of LGBTQ+ Artistry & Culture,’ two Latine drag kings — Manny Oakley and El Daña — connected their struggles across generations.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

The playwrights of Athens dramatized the tragic tales of kings, including Xerxes of Persia, whose overweening ambitions led the rulers to ruin.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

“Heroes got eagle kings and we got a—” started the other girl.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The Ducks kinged the Kings, in essence, by retrenching and building a defense-first focus that offered players a way out of a deep deficit and paved the way for offense to follow.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2016

He took a white piece from the pile beside the board and kinged his man.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

He kinged it in the coffee-house, then the fashionable place at which the wits gathered, as Jonson had in the tavern.

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall

Its lords had borne a glorious name; God kinged them when the season came.

From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Epiphanius Wilson

Taka, daughter of chiefs and Fiji's pride, 3Lily of maidens, was betrothed to him; Desirous eyes kinged him with envy's crown.

From The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea by John La Farge

As Daemon put it in that meeting — he, too, has obvious flaws but also an early knack for saying what we’re all thinking — the thing the king is worst at is kinging.

From New York Times Aug. 28, 2022

“I’m watching girls and performers of all genders who maybe five years ago would have gone into burlesque who now are seeing drag kinging as the ultimate art form,” Mr. Grrrl said.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2021

If Taylor Swift was to take what she did in this video and then perform as this character, that makes it more like drag kinging, because now she’s reusing this character.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2020

What about her performance struck you as a good criticism of the male perspective, even though she may not be kinging?

From Slate Feb. 27, 2020

Even old Richard I, who'd been pretty wild during the first forty-odd years of his life, had settled down to do a magnificent job of kinging for the next twenty years.

From The Eyes Have It by Randall Garrett




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