lord
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She asked if Scotland's top law officer, the lord advocate, would publish the reasons why the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service did not pursue charges against the former first minister.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
An image of Francis Bacon, the English lord chancellor, is mislabeled as the friar Roger Bacon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He believes he lives in a universe where he is lord and savior.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The lord high treasurer bent down and handed a gold coin to a toddler doddling around as his family waited to meet the queen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
None knew him, but one and another wondered at him and said, “Can he be Apollo? Or Aphrodite’s lord? Not one of Poseidon’s bold sons, for they are dead.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Medieval Europe - High School
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