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ruler

[roo-ler] / ˈru lər /




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The president has called Pakistan’s de facto military ruler, Asim Munir, his “favorite field marshal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Ties between Armenia and its former imperial ruler Moscow have frayed in recent years.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It was signed by the 10-year-old Sikh ruler, Duleep Singh, after his mother was thrown in jail.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In U.A.E. villages near the Strait of Hormuz, such as Al Jeer, new posters show the Gulf monarchy’s ruler flanked by troops, jet fighters and helicopters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“My esteemed guest might do well to stop calling our ruler ‘the Evil One’ before we reach him.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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