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[king-duhm] / ˈkɪŋ dəm /


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On Tuesday, the Eswatini government said two people who had been deported from the US to the southern African kingdom had voluntarily returned to their home countries: Mauritania and DR Congo.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Admission to this kingdom on the sea usually requires a long courtship.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

But officials confirmed no casualties or serious damage, notably to the southern city's Alhambra palace, a UNESCO-listed jewel of medieval Islamic architecture and the seat of Spain's last Muslim kingdom.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Martin’s fantasy world of Westeros in “House of the Dragon” is a particularly cruel place to be sensitive, whether to the declining fortunes of a kingdom or the machinations of the spirit world.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

It would have been ludicrous to put him in command of a kingdom as Theseus was put; he had more than enough to do to command himself.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

To reach the common ancestor shared by the plant and animal kingdoms, Anderson says researchers must look back to around 1.6 billion years ago.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

Thriving thanks to their strategic geographical position, strong state backing and leading carriers, huge air hubs in the Gulf oil kingdoms have been shaken by the conflict over Iran.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

It didn’t necessarily have to be the conversation about the kingdoms, but just Egg, in his way, making sure that Dunk never feels like he knows anything.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

Korean languages may have been even more diverse in 400 B.C., before political unification had reached the stage of three kingdoms.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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