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The art of fine carpet weaving was introduced in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir in the 15th century by Persian travellers, and received patronage during the reign of its last local king Zain-ul-Abidin Budshah.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The last thing Root would have wanted at the beginning of his second reign as skipper was the Brydon Carse controversy.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

If you joined the party during the reign of the Twilight Singers, this won’t sound drastically different; if you ignored the Twilight Singers but were waiting to relive “Gentlemen,” too bad.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

England's crushing victory over Pakistan was the ideal start to Joe Root's second reign as Test captain.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

These were men created from ants on the island of Aegina, in the reign of Aeacus, Achilles’ grandfather, and they were Achilles’ followers in the Trojan War.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The problem is that the AKL lists no king by that name between the reigns of Tukultī-Ninurta I and Tukultī-Ninurta II.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

This period of relative stability from 1556 to 1658 coincided with the reigns of three consecutive emperors: Akbar, his son Jahangir and his grandson Shah Jahan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

In an era when divisiveness reigns and everything seems to be designed to keep us at each other’s throats, Byrd makes camaraderie look as simple as it is.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

But Katherine LaNasa’s Nurse Dana still reigns supreme and has enough screen time this season where she could have gone lead and possibly won.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The brevity of the reigns of the popes was the cause.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

With the exception of the liberalizing Alexander II, who reigned from 1855 to 1881, that gives the Romanovs too much credit, but the path was plausible enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Friday and Sunday evenings, Stravinsky, who reigned over the festival in the 1950s, and Schoenberg had pride of place as the two pillars of midcentury 20th century music in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Rodriguez has reigned as unified champion at flyweight and super-flyweight, and boasts an undefeated 23-fight record - 16 inside the distance.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Suspicion reigned even after Netanyahu posted a third video, this one with the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

Madam reigned over her end of the table with the occasional flutter of her fan, the wave of hair above her brow threatening to crash at any moment.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

They were the world's number one side and reigning world champions.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Ajax are weighing up a move for Wolves defender Santiago Bueno, 27, the club's reigning Player of the Season.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

During the offseason, the Rams added All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, cornerback Jaylen Watson and defensive end Myles Garrett, the reigning NFL defensive player of the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Traders and investment bankers are reigning supreme on Wall Street, at least if you’re judging by their bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The old method dictated that in the event all the games were played and there was a tie, the reigning champion would retain the title.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady