sovereign
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And then, not long afterwards, the King will arrive in Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, in which the sovereign reads out the government's planned new laws for the year and a bit ahead.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
He noted the erosion of trust in the fiat system, the unprecedented money printing and the accumulation of sovereign debt.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
US officials have floated an arrangement in which the three new military bases would be formally designated as US sovereign territory, according to one source with knowledge of the negotiations.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below—to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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