king
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Phayom Raksa solemnly recited a pledge that touched on the teachings of the Buddha, and mentioned Thailand's king and the well-being of the nation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The fact that none of Penelope’s suitors could do that marked them as unfit to take his place as Ithaca’s king.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
The young adult novel follows Zélie Adebola as she tries to bring magic back to the mythical kingdom of Orïsha after a ruthless king wiped it out.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
And Kessler is a blessing on the glass, the king of second chances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Here it was that, six hundred years ago, the last warrior queen was buried by her king.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Instead, Ted’s emphasis on personal growth and camaraderie rebuilds the Greyhounds from their league’s demoralized joke into its comeback kings, powered by their yearning to Believe.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Accused of being the “kings of set pieces” this season, Arteta replied, “We want to be the kings of everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
She could remember passages after reading them through just once, could recall the dates of the Magna Carta and the names of the kings of England and every one of the presidents in order.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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 Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)
Yet know I am but the ineffectual Shade Of her the Travailler, herself a thrall To It; in all her labourings curbed and kinged!
From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas
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 La Farge, John
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
What could have made this performance closer to kinging?
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
The last of the Swedish Kings died in this way; and the unmuzzled Official Persons have not made much of kinging it in his stead.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Carlyle, Thomas
