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sultanas

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plural of sultana

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Modern-day courtiers and princes–to say nothing of bureaucrats–should not be the ones deciding what gets made and who gets to see it.

— Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

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Mick and Kip climb out of the car and stretch at their leisure like a couple of young kings.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
How far might a nation go that had no kings to depose, no entrenched hierarchies to uproot, a country so young and iconoclastic and resource-rich?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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Roman emperors typically had tens of thousands of people serving in the Praetorian Guard; modern autocrats rely on standing armies.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Failing to recognize that flaw has been the downfall of emperors and autocrats.

— Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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