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[lawrd] / lɔrd /


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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent inquiry into the murder, led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk, which will look at "any missed opportunities to intervene".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

To some listeners, his Rhysand comes off more New York finance bro than centuries-old high lord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Robert Briscoe, who was both a celebrated Irish revolutionary and an Orthodox Jew, became lord mayor of Dublin in the 1950s.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

But it feels like after the lord mayor's show.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“You better. If you drop the lord chancellor’s apple, you’ll go to prison.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

"So my lords, may I introduce you to Baroness Campbell Mark 2," she added, before her AI-generated voice broadcast her address.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

And where are the sponsored hydration breaks—have the college sports pooh-bahs learned nothing from the dark lords of FIFA?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

However, this tourney attracts lords and knights from great houses throughout Westeros, including a couple whose families figure prominently in “Game of Thrones.”

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret chambers withered men compounded strong elixirs, or in high cold towers asked questions of the stars.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien


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