rulers

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Similarly, those in the media or the foreign policy establishment who profess dismay that China’s rulers now view the U.S. as a global equal are also failing to observe the obvious.

From Salon • May 17, 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

“Treasurers emerged to protect the public purse from rulers, legislatures, and creditors alike, not to enable unchecked expansion,” his website states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Hunting was so widespread that it amounted to an international language; it became a way for nobles to connect with rulers and rulers with one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Cities differ from villages in their monumental public works, palaces of rulers, accumulation of capital from tribute or taxes, and concentration of people other than food producers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond