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However, the duchy passed on to Prince William when Charles became king on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025 -
Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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The principality of Monaco is perhaps the least suitable place on the Formula 1 calendar to hold a Grand Prix.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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This shift allowed Europe to escape from the problem that had doomed Indian civilization to impotence: a state that was so weak that society constantly dissolved into petty principalities that inevitably fell prey to more powerful invaders.—
John Micklethwait,
Foreign Affairs,
29 May 2014
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Because once somebody is in the kingdom, things can happen to them, and the Western press doesn't really know.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Over the same period, Saudi Arabia’s citizens gained visa-free access to four countries, bringing its total to 91 countries, which lifts the kingdom four places to No. 54.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The issue wasn’t with FC Nordsjælland, which is also part of the Right to Dream empire and has sent several other players to SDFC.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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His new Goods and Services Tax replaced a byzantine tax code that included oddities like the octroi, a city toll on goods originating in the Roman empire.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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These children show difficulties across almost every domain: language, cognition, behavior.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The domains saw repeat inclusion in 2020, but have not been included on the list since, the AAFA said.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
18 July 2025
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“Dukedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dukedom. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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