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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

RJ Mitte, the actor who played the son of drug lord Walter White in “Breaking Bad,” has died at 34.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Before Mr. Sinner claimed the title in four sets, a friend texted to say, “good lord this is boring tennis.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“The Arctic mostly, so they say. But you remember what the lord chancellor was asking about?”

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

“They can. They do. … And if that’s the case, the lords of the sport are going to be mighty happy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Cheney even came to relish all the comparisons to dark lords of the “Star Wars” franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

“Dynasty,” the 1981 version, opens with sweeping God’s-eye views of mountains, a forested estate and construction workers building temples to industry — all that the show's protagonist, Blake Carrington, lords over.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

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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