Prince, The
noun
a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
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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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The Prince
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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
My Prince, The two letters which you have done me the honor to address to me at Rome and Munich have reached me at the same time.
From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Constance Bache
The Prince of Wales is launching a new regeneration fund to support Princetown, the isolated Dartmoor community facing an uncertain future following the closure of Dartmoor Prison.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Prince of Wales is launching a scheme that aims to use the influence of sport to help prevent suicides, with the support of sports stars including Harry Kane, Kelly Holmes and Alan Shearer.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Prince and Princess of Wales have also been informed of their plans.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
I didn’t like Ivanhoe, hated The Prince and the Pauper, tolerated the poems, and loved Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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