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"We've managed to gather portraits from private collections and a public collection of the seven queens regnant," Francis Christie, deputy chairman of Sotheby's UK and Ireland, told Reuters.
From Reuters • May 27, 2022
He also said Roseanne Barr and Louis C.K. had been treated excessively harshly by the regnant Hollywood climate toward comedy.
From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2021
The counterargument is that the regnant economic system has brought millions of people out of poverty, has allowed women more economic opportunities, etc.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2018
Hayden argues that the generalized disruption that the antiwar movement caused was akin to a general strike, a widespread refusal to take part in “the regnant political culture.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2017
The figure of a man, tall, slender, regnant, was swinging up the walk.
From The Co-Citizens by Harris, Corra
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
