queen
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"The queen came to say hello to us -- and I was wearing this dirty thing," said Margarita.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
What a drama queen he is to keep the NBA guessing for a month with everyone on the edge of their seats waiting for his latest “decision.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The findings provide early evidence that communication between neural circuits helps determine whether a worker bee nurses the queen, builds or guards the hive, or searches for food.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
A drag queen would cut through the room like a flare.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
She had been “Little Miss Magnolia” of Aurora County when she was six years old, and she was the most beautiful homecoming queen Snapfinger High School had ever seen—folks still said so.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
If they cannot find enough food, larvae develop more slowly, colonies grow less strongly and fewer new queens may be produced for the following year.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
"Stupid rules," Grandma says, but she puts the queens back on the coffee table.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Rxa8, and White soon to be queened pawn will help deliver checkmates in a couple of moves.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
K-Kt2 and draw, as Black has to give up the rook, and the RP cannot be queened, the Black bishop having no power on the White diagonal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
There she queened it, in the centre of the room—his patron saint, and Phoebe's.
From Fenwick's Career by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
The men of the company stood idly by, flirting and smoking and provoking giggles and pretty foolish speeches from the girls, who queened it openly on these occasions.
From Where Deep Seas Moan by Robin, E. Gallienne
Deleah, who if she had chosen might have queened it over them all.
From Mrs. Day's Daughters by Mann, Mary E.
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
There would have been no Elton John, queening in front of millions, or David Bowie, who freely credited Little Richard’s inspiration.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2020
Kinging and queening themselves in spite of everything!
From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Seaman, Augusta Huiell
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