queen
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In this tale of an imprisoned queen, her supposedly dead husband, and her struggle against a usurper, brilliantly characterized arias succeed each other like jewels, ratcheting up the emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
If Westeros were a meritocracy, she would be queen, or at least be given Highgarden, where she could marry a Tyrell and give birth to Diana Rigg, whose Olenna Tyrell she so much resembles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
On the day of the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, Faruqi had offered condolences to those who mourned for the queen in a social media post.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The queen came to say hello to us -- and I was wearing this dirty thing," said Margarita.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“My queen mother has reported whispers across all the regions of Rio Luna,” Llewelyn said, lowering his voice.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
So far this year, 205 Asian hornet queens have been caught and nine primary nests destroyed across Guernsey and Herm.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The fire on stage for Day 2 of the fest started early by a pack of drag queens led by Peaches Christ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It lived in the queens who could read a face from across the room, the regulars who noticed an absence and the staff who could feel the room change before anyone else did.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Researchers have discovered that future queens are raised inside specially designed nursery chambers built by young worker bees.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Rani isn't dressed like a queen, but she holds herself up as proud and tall as I imagine real queens do.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Rxa8, and White soon to be queened pawn will help deliver checkmates in a couple of moves.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Always Una St. Clair had queened it over the boys, teased them, petted them, scolded them.
From The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham
"The bonnie little Republican," as he called her, queened it over the dominie from the first hour of their acquaintance.
From Scottish sketches by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The careless young wife, knowing nothing save how to love, queened it right royally over the old house, and the little brown brothers and sisters ran riot through every room.
From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Once I had been sick and queened it over them for a while, now all of us strained ourselves trying to wait on Shelley; but she wouldn't have it.
From Laddie; a true blue story by Gene Stratton-Porter
Rxc5 Rxf3, when’s Sorokin’s pieces cover each other magnificently and the passed d-pawn nears the queening square.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Kxg2 b5!, and White resigns as he has no pawn on b2 to stop Black’s a-pawn from queening after 49. axb5 a4.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
Ng7, and Black had to resign as the pawn has a clear path to the queening square after the queen checks run out.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Qxh7 picks off the piece while retaining control of the b1 queening square.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Mrs. Rennie has been queening it in Riverton society for the past month.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
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