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Nxf4 Bf6 that the knight will outperform the Black bishop in the queenless middlegame.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2014

For nearly a month the U. S. press has enjoyed a field day reporting the personalities, the plans, the doings and the dress of Britain's King and Queen for the benefit of kingless, queenless Americans.

From Time Magazine Archive

He put the cage near a cluster of worried, queenless bees.

From Time Magazine Archive

A queenless colony is a pitiful and melancholy community; there may be a mournful wail or lament from within.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

As she lowered the lid, she said, “I just wanted to show you what a queenless colony looked like.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd