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The right-wing populist is running against a comedian who dresses up in a trash can and calls himself Count Binface, ruler of the planet Sigma IX, to represent Clacton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

For the entirety of “Avatar,” Aang’s loved ones and allies try to persuade him that the only way to stop the Fire Nation is to kill its despotic ruler, Lord Ozai.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

The French president, the first Western European leader to visit Syria since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in 2024, would continue his trip, France's Elysee Palace said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

For many years, scientists believed the recipe for creating a queen honeybee was straightforward: give a developing larva plenty of royal jelly, and it becomes the colony's ruler.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

News of the atomic bomb quickly reached Joseph Stalin, the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union, at his headquarters in the Kremlin, in Moscow's Red Square.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The Earth Kingdom’s rulers responded by shutting out all outsiders.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

The Proverb about “pride before a fall” is a warning to egotistical rulers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Near the start of that period the Greeks saw the Persians, rulers of a vast empire, overreach themselves and fail in two invasions of Europe, the second time catastrophically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

The version found in the National Museum appears to have been used for teaching and includes rulers from the late 3rd millennium BC.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

More tightly organized and military minded than Tiwanaku, the rulers of Wari stamped out cookie-cutter fortresses and stationed them all along their borders.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann