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Recent Examples of knight
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
Bold Jon Roxton, also served as a knight but is the head of House Roxton.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
The special list of those to be decorated for their involvement in the sporting event comes in addition to France’s New Year’s honors list, which saw Arnault’s sister Delphine, chairman and chief executive officer of Dior, as well as Dior’s menswear designer Kim Jones, knighted.
—Alex Wynne, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In the musical’s book, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes entertains his fellow prison inmates with his tale of Don Quixote, an elderly and confused but optimistic man who imagines himself a knight on a quest to battle giants and protect fair maidens.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
Bold Jon Roxton, also served as a knight but is the head of House Roxton.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
He was knighted in 2019 in Venice, largely for his contributions to soccer.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
The special list of those to be decorated for their involvement in the sporting event comes in addition to France’s New Year’s honors list, which saw Arnault’s sister Delphine, chairman and chief executive officer of Dior, as well as Dior’s menswear designer Kim Jones, knighted.
—Alex Wynne, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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In March 2024, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie gave an interview to The Washington Post in Washington, D.C., where the prince works as a defense industry attaché at the Danish Embassy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Off the back of that viral video, a fan of Harry and Meghan Markle suggested the prince was the most obvious example, posting several videos of Harry on royal engagements.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The eventual winner will have the lowest average age of any NBA champion since 1980.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
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Trailing 6-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the City Section Open Division champions gave Point Loma a scare, scoring three runs and having the bases loaded with two out until Hunter Weller ended the game with a strikeout in a Division 2 opener.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Originally commissioned by Art Production Fund in partnership with Marianne Boesky Gallery, the sculpture debuted at New York’s Rockefeller Center in 2021, then made its way to Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum in 2023.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Audible, the audiobook and podcast service that’s a subsidiary of Amazon, has notably entered the theatrical space, commissioning new works from playwrights and presenting productions at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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This statement is from a recent op-ed that noted his service as a military reservist who has served overseas.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Even Israelis who continue to serve say that the burden on reservists has become unsustainable.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
14 May 2025
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But after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lifted the bans in January 2021, travel from those countries — and from Chad, Libya and Yemen — more than rebounded.—
Allison McCann,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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But the restrictions haven’t been lifted, causing intense displeasure inside the Trump administration and prompting a recent series of measures imposed on China, three administration officials told CNN last week.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL!—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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The defense also raised concerns about witness tampering, after private communications appeared to show Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors working to pressure a key witness.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The lateral stretching of toe spread exercises can help improve your flexibility and motor control, protect against bunion pain and increase foot stability, Tenforde says.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Pollination season was windy, cold and rainy — but supply chain problems began to improve and inventory came down.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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There will be one classical warhorse, one nearly-new title and one Broadway-style show.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
2 June 2025
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Cisco Systems The old tech warhorse, still crucial to many tech systems, will report Wednesday after the bell.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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