ruler
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Piqued, Burkina's military ruler Ibrahim Traore complained the country's football was "in a sorry state" and threatened "significant decisions" to "remedy it".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Both are state-backed and led by the ruler of Dubai’s uncle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Dolly Parton — the “queen of country,” benevolent ruler of Dollywood and America’s true sweetheart — died at age 80 last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
From prison to presidential palace: Who is Madagascar's new military ruler?
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
This knowledge was heavy on the hearts of all the dwellers in Asgard, but it weighed heaviest on their chief and ruler, Odin.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of what may be Tsar Samuel, one of the last major rulers of the First Bulgarian Empire, are returning "home" on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The ambassador, who was appointed by Suu Kyi's government, broke with his country's rulers weeks after their putsch.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Their monarchs are recognised as cultural leaders rather than political rulers.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alexander Johannes Edmonds and Eckart Frahm identify three rulers who do not appear on the list but whose reigns can be reconstructed from other surviving evidence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Awed by its magnificence, fearful of the supernatural powers controlled by its priesthood, local rulers subordinated themselves.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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