reign
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Whether any of this year's entries can end that 68-year reign remains to be seen.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
In the history of musical beefs, some cuts reign supreme.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Halley's Comet crossed the skies during the short reign of King Harold Godwinson, who ruled England from January 6 to October 14, 1066.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
From the start of Louis XIV’s reign in the 17th century until Paris fell to the Nazis in 1940, the city was the world’s undisputed tastemaker in everything from philosophy to furniture.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"He knows that your son's short reign has been a long parade of follies and disasters. That suggests that someone is giving Joffrey some very bad counsel."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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