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as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord
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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
lords and ladies arriving at the palace
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Recent Examples of lord
In the series’ second outing, our hero reluctantly comes out of retirement to fulfill a blood oath to an Italian crime lord (Riccardo Scamarcio).
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
An American audience might assume, before seeing State of Silence, that the greatest threat to Mexican journalists would come from reporting on drug lords.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Directed by John Gulager, produced by Joel Soisson and Talia Bella, and starring Danny Trejo as an ex-con some ranchers hire to protect them from a drug lord, Seven Cemeteries is a return to horror.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Will Ferrell once embarrassed his son at prom by dressing up as a medieval lord
Upon its release, Anchorman — also starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd — grossed just under $91 million at the box office, and spawned a 2013 sequel that brought back Ferrell, Applegate, Carell, and Rudd.
—EW.com, 9 July 2024
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
An American audience might assume, before seeing State of Silence, that the greatest threat to Mexican journalists would come from reporting on drug lords.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Directed by John Gulager, produced by Joel Soisson and Talia Bella, and starring Danny Trejo as an ex-con some ranchers hire to protect them from a drug lord, Seven Cemeteries is a return to horror.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Will Ferrell once embarrassed his son at prom by dressing up as a medieval lord
Upon its release, Anchorman — also starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd — grossed just under $91 million at the box office, and spawned a 2013 sequel that brought back Ferrell, Applegate, Carell, and Rudd.
—EW.com, 9 July 2024
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The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In addition to developing a loyal cluster of Silicon Valley tycoon customers, from LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman to Salesforce founder Marc Benioff and Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos, several Hollywood celebrities have been wearing the brand.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ranulf: Several important noblemen in the Middle Ages bore this name, which was introduced to England and Scotland by Norman invaders.Anna Moeslein, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
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Born around 1673, d'Aubigny was the daughter of a secretary to King Louis XIV’s Master of Horse, French nobleman Count d’Armagnac.Quispe López, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
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The criminal indictment follows the meteoric rise of Adani as a magnate on the global stage.Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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McMahon is a professional wrestling magnate who ran two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forbes estimates her net worth, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, at about $8 million, up from $7 million in 2021.Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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The king restricted himself to constitutional duties for a period of time, scrapping public visits in the early part of the year following his diagnosis in February.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This release will be just over 500 bottles and proceeds will go to Ethan Almighty’s nonprofit that helps animals in need of care.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bruce Almighty jaunts through the travails of an ordinary person gifted the abilities of God, but there’s a cosmic horror to the prospect of a man accruing that kind of power.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of the great things about the prince is really manages to put people at ease very quickly.Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ancient Indigenous mounds found in Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee At Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery, the city’s oldest operating cemetery, history can be seen in every direction – etched on the gravestones, mausoleums and monuments of founders, pioneers, industrialists and beer barons.Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Yankees’ twenty-seven World Series titles long ago made the team barons of baseball certitude.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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