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Prince, The
Prince, Thenouna treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
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The Prince
The Prince(1513) The best-known work of Niccolò Machiavelli, in which he asserts that a prince must use cunning and ruthless methods to stay in power.
Prince, The
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In the coming years, he’d fall in love with the music of Tupac Shakur, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, The Notorious B.I.G. and his favorite — the 1980s Brooklyn trio Whodini.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
Rapunzel’s Prince: The quickest is pick it apart with a stick.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
They follow in the footsteps of Amy Winehouse, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Dave, The Clash and Lady Gaga - who have all chosen the hall for intimate, one-off shows.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2022
There is only one surprise in “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby,” and I don’t intend to spoil it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2019
"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c. &c.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
The Prince of Wales was an RAF search and rescue pilot at the Holyhead base from 2010 to 2013 and lived on Anglesey with the Princess of Wales as newlyweds.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Prince of Wales has warned that the world needs to move faster to solve the biggest climate challenges.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Prince of Wales will attend the funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday in Oslo, Buckingham Palace has announced.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Prince George’s County moratorium is thus a testament to how community resistance can hold elected officials to account—but also a note of caution.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ivanhoe, The Prince and the Pauper, and some poems by Kipling and Tennyson were among the things I read in school the first year in the special class.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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