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
While she holds her cedarwood scepter close to her heart, she says that she also hopes to lead by example and inspire other Chatina women to follow her path.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Mr. Modi, surrounded by a dozen Hindu priests, carried the scepter down the aisle of the new Parliament, installing it to the right of the speaker’s seat.
From New York Times • May 28, 2023
‘Johnny, I thought you might be here. They are trying to make a scepter for the Queen of Spades out of tin. I told them you could do it. Miss Lavinia said show him in.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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