scepter
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Here, he is crowned and brandishing a scepter, but the skittishness toward the ultimate reality of life — its unavoidable end — makes him a heightened version of all of us.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
It holds a serpent scepter evoking the crack of lightning on one side, and a tiny water jug on the other.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023
Charles was presented with a scepter, sword of state and the crown first worn at a coronation by Mary Queen of Scots in 1543.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Dozens of Hindu priests followed Modi inside Parliament, where he installed the scepter near the chair of the speaker.
From Washington Times • May 28, 2023
For one moment longer, stupor held court; his scepter was absolute and we all were subjected unto him.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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