knighthood
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The inventor James Dyson has a winery, a knighthood, an English country pile, and an estimated net worth of more than $15 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Also a knighthood and a castle and certainly social status that ensures he won’t be treated like scum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In the aftermath of his conviction he asked to be removed from the Privy Council and for his knighthood to be forfeited.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
On 24 June, Donaldson asked for his knighthood to be forfeited and tendered his resignation from the Privy Council with immediate effect.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Save up my skill to surprise the Court when Madoc gives me permission to seek a knighthood.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
It applies to the awards the government department oversees - which is the main New Year and Birthday honours, about 1,200 people each time, including knighthoods, damehoods, CBEs, OBEs, MBEs and BEMs.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Foreign citizens can be conferred knighthoods or damehoods but are not dubbed and cannot use the title Sir or Dame.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Darts players Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have become MBEs in the King's Birthday Honours, while Virginia Wade is made a CBE and knighthoods are confirmed for David Beckham and Billy Boston.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
There have been many other sporting knighthoods and damehoods, including in athletics, yachting, football, golf, tennis, horse racing, cycling and rowing.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
He will help you place the other boys with noble lords, where they can serve as pages and squires and win their knighthoods.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
