| K-pop septet |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2025 |
| Jimin and Suga's group |
Universal |
06 Oct 2025 |
| Hip-hop-turned-K-pop band |
Universal |
03 Oct 2025 |
| "Butter" boy band |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2025 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Oct 2025 |
| "Life Goes On" K-pop group |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2025 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Aug 2025 |
| K-pop boy band |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Aug 2025 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop band |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2025 |
| "Boy With Luv" band |
LA Times Mini |
06 Aug 2025 |
| K-pop supergroup |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Aug 2025 |
| "Butter" band |
Commuter |
29 Jul 2025 |
| K-pop supergroup |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2025 |
| "Butter" K-pop group |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2025 |
| RM's group |
USA Today |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Big Hit Music's biggest act |
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| J-Hope's K-pop band |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Pop group from Seoul |
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| Music export from Seoul |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2025 |
| K-pop supergroup |
Universal |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Group that collaborated with Coldplay for "My Universe" |
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| Mega-famous group managed by Hybe |
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| K-pop group that went on hiatus in 2022 |
|
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| "Boy With Luv" K-pop group |
USA Today |
26 May 2025 |
| K-pop supergroup |
Universal |
21 May 2025 |
| Boy band that took a hiatus so that its members could complete compulsory military service |
|
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| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 May 2025 |
| Seven-member Korean boy band |
|
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| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 May 2025 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2025 |
| South Korean reality series "___ In the Soop" |
|
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| "Life Goes On" band |
|
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| "Dynamite" band |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Group whose name comes from the Korean for "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Apr 2025 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2025 |
| Septet with the #1 albums "Be" and "Map of the Soul: 7" |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2025 |
| "Mic Drop" boy band |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2025 |
| K-pop band supposedly reuniting in 2025 |
Universal |
24 Mar 2025 |
| K-pop group with an "army" of followers |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2025 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Mar 2025 |
| "Life Goes On" group |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2025 |
| Group that collaborated with Coldplay on the 2021 #1 hit "My Universe" |
|
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| K-pop septet |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2025 |
| K-pop group who performed in the Love Yourself World Tour |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2025 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Feb 2025 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop band |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2025 |
| 'Dynamite" K-po; band |
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| Best-selling pop group that includes the members V, RM and Suga |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2025 |
| Korean boy band |
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| K-pop band with six Billboard No. 1 hits in the twenty-twenties |
|
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| "Butter" group |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2025 |
| "Butter" group coke |
|
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| K-pop boy band |
Universal |
11 Jan 2025 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Major K-pop septet |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Group formed in Seoul in 2010 |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2025 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
USA Today |
04 Jan 2025 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jan 2025 |
| 2018 Order of Cultural Merit recipient in South Korea |
|
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| "Butter" band |
Commuter |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Musical group currently on pause for its members' mandatory military service |
|
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| "Butter" K-pop band |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Jungkook's band |
Universal |
15 Dec 2024 |
| Band also known as the Bangtan Boys |
LA Times Daily |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook |
New York Times |
14 Dec 2024 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
LA Times Mini |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Popular K-pop septet |
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| First K-pop band to perform at the American Music Awards |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2024 |
| K-pop group that visited the White House in 2022 |
LA Times Daily |
30 Nov 2024 |
| K-pop band with the hit song "Butter" |
LA Times Mini |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Boy band whose name means "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" |
|
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| "Butter" K-pop band |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Nov 2024 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Nov 2024 |
| K-pop band with a fan army |
Universal |
20 Nov 2024 |
| V's K-pop band |
Universal |
08 Nov 2024 |
| K-pop hand with monster hits |
|
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| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2024 |
| "Proof" K-pop band |
|
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| "Go Go" K-pop group |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2024 |
| K-pop group that recorded Boy With Luv with Halsey |
|
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| South Korean boy band |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Sep 2024 |
| "Butter" hitmakers |
|
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| "Mic Drop" K-pop septet |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Bestselling K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2024 |
| "Magic Shop" band |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2024 |
| K-pop boy band (3) |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2024 |
| "Boy With Luv" band |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2024 |
| "Butter" K-pop group |
Universal |
03 Aug 2024 |
| "The world's biggest band," per a 2021 Rolling Stone cover |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2024 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2024 |
| "Dynamite" group |
Commuter |
16 Jul 2024 |
| "DNA" K-pop band |
USA Today |
15 Jul 2024 |
| Jin is the first member of this K-Pop band to complete National Service (1,1,1) |
|
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| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2024 |
| K-pop group that's on hiatus until 2025 |
|
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| Band also known as the Bangtan Boys |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2024 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2024 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2024 |
| "Idol" band |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2024 |
| K-pop band with the hit Permission to Dance |
|
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| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Jimin and Jungkook's band |
USA Today |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Band whose members include Jin and J-Hope |
|
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| Boy band with members such as J-Hope and Jungkook |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2024 |
| K-pop group whose concert movie titles include Burn the Stage, Bring the Soul and Break the Silence |
|
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| "Dynamite" band |
USA Today |
29 May 2024 |
| "Dynamite" bond |
|
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| "Go Go" K-pop band |
USA Today |
27 May 2024 |
| Group that collaborated with Coldplay on the #1 hit "My Universe" |
|
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| Bestselling musical act in Korean history |
Wall Street Journal |
15 May 2024 |
| Boy band that went on hiatus in 2023 for army service |
New York Times |
12 May 2024 |
| K-Pop band whose members are currently on National Service (1,1,1) |
|
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| K-pop superstars |
Commuter |
23 Apr 2024 |
| "Butter" group |
Commuter |
20 Apr 2024 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2024 |
| K-pop band (3) |
|
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| K-pop group whose albums include Map of the Soul: 7 and Be |
|
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| K-pop superstars |
Universal |
30 Mar 2024 |
| K-pop band whose fans are known as ARMY |
|
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| Seoul singers |
Universal |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Permission to Dance K-pop group |
|
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| "Butter" K-pop band |
Universal |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Pop group with an "army" |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Korean boy band that's on hiatus as its members complete their military service |
|
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| K-pop band with the #1 hits Butter and Dynamite |
|
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| Group whose full name translates as "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2024 |
| K-pop group also known as the Bangtan Boys |
USA Today |
14 Feb 2024 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Feb 2024 |
| "Fake Love" band |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2024 |
| "Fake Love" bond |
|
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| K-pop band with the 2021 hit "Butter" |
|
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| Group whose members are J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jan 2024 |
| K-pop's superstars |
|
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| "Butter" K-pop band |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2024 |
| "Butter" K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2024 |
| "Dynamite" band |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jan 2024 |
| K-pop band with a community of fans known as ARMY |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Seven-person Korean boy band |
|
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| “Butter” K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Dec 2023 |
| Boy band that's the best-selling act in South Korean history |
|
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| "Dynamite" group |
Universal |
14 Dec 2023 |
| “Dynamite” K-pop band |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2023 |
| K-pop septet |
Universal |
22 Nov 2023 |
| "Butter" group |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2023 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
LA Times Daily |
04 Nov 2023 |
| "Mic Drop" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Nov 2023 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2023 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Oct 2023 |
| "Butter" K-Pop band |
|
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| "Black Swan" K-pop band |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2023 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Oct 2023 |
| 'Butter' K-pop group |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2023 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Oct 2023 |
| "Mic Drop" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Band whose songs "Savage Love" and "Dynamite" were simultaneously #1 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100: Abbr. |
|
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| Band whose fans are known as 'ARMY' |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2023 |
| Seven-member K-pop band |
Universal |
12 Aug 2023 |
| 'Dynamite' band |
USA Today |
02 Aug 2023 |
| 'Butter' group |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2023 |
| "Dynamite" septet |
Universal |
23 Jul 2023 |
| 'Dynamite' hitmakers, 2020 |
New York Times |
19 Jul 2023 |
| K-pop band on hiatus until 2025 |
USA Today |
14 Jul 2023 |
| "Permission to Dance" K-pop band |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2023 |
| Band with the 2021 #1 hit 'Butter' |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2023 |
| "Butter" K-pop group |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jul 2023 |
| "Mic Drop" K-pop band |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2023 |
| K-pop band whose name doesn't stand for "beloved teen singers" |
Universal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| K-pop group that visited the White House in 2022 |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Big act in K-pop |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2023 |
| Group with 26-Down in Korean, Japanese and English |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2023 |
| Group whose 'Butter' video was the fastest to reach 100 million views on YouTube (2021) |
New York Times |
24 May 2023 |
| Group whose 'Butter' video was the fastest to reach 100 million views on YouTube |
New York Times |
24 May 2023 |
| "Mic Drop" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2023 |
| "Life Goes On" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 May 2023 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Chart-topping K-pop band |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2023 |
| They gave us 'Permission to Dance' |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2023 |
| 'Attack on Bangtan' band |
USA Today |
27 Mar 2023 |
| 'Dynamite' K-pop band |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2023 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Feb 2023 |
| K-pop megastars |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2023 |
| Bestselling South Korean band |
LA Times Daily |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Seoul singers? |
New York Times |
29 Jan 2023 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2023 |
| K-pop band with an 'Army' of fans |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2023 |
| Seoul singers |
New York Times |
25 Dec 2022 |
| 'Dynamite' boy band |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2022 |
| K-pop band that took a break for military service |
Universal |
20 Dec 2022 |
| "Butter" hitmaking K-pop band |
|
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| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2022 |
| "Mic Drop" band |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2022 |
| “Dynamite” K-pop septet |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Nov 2022 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop group |
Universal |
01 Nov 2022 |
| "Mic Drop" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Oct 2022 |
| First Korean group to go gold in the U.S |
Universal |
23 Oct 2022 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Oct 2022 |
| 'Dynamite' group |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2022 |
| 'Yet to Come' K-pop band |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2022 |
| BangtanTV band |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2022 |
| J-Hope's K-pop band |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2022 |
| “Boy With Luv” boy band |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Jungkook's band |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2022 |
| 'BE' K-pop group |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2022 |
| “Dynamite” K-pop band |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Boy band that visited the White House for 2022's AAPI Month |
Universal |
20 Jul 2022 |
| "Butter" boy band |
Universal |
04 Jul 2022 |
| "Dynamite" boy band |
Universal |
26 Jun 2022 |
| "Dynamite" K-pop band |
|
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| Namjoon's group |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Jimin's K-pop band |
Universal |
14 Jun 2022 |
| South Korean 'Princes of Pop' |
New York Times |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Bestselling K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2022 |
| Bestselling K-pop group |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2022 |
| Suga's K-pop group |
Universal |
21 Mar 2022 |
| K-pop septet |
Universal |
08 Mar 2022 |
| First Korean act to perform at the Grammys |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2022 |
| First Korean act to perform at the Grammys |
The Washington Post |
24 Feb 2022 |
| Band with members Jimin and Jin |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2022 |
| Band with members Jimin and Jin |
The Washington Post |
11 Feb 2022 |
| 'Butter' group |
USA Today |
07 Jan 2022 |
| ___ Meal, trendy McDonald's meal from 2021, created in collaboration with a popular K-Pop band |
|
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| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Dec 2021 |
| "Butter" K-Pop band that won three Kids' Choice Awards in 2021 |
|
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| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Nov 2021 |
| "MIC Drop" K-pop band |
Universal |
08 Nov 2021 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Oct 2021 |
| “Dynamite” supergroup |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Oct 2021 |
| "Mic Drop" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Oct 2021 |
| First K-Pop group to perform at the Grammys |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2021 |
| 'Permission to Dance' band |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2021 |
| "Butter" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2021 |
| First K-pop group to have a #1 Billboard hit |
New York Times |
30 Aug 2021 |
| 'Butter' pop group |
USA Today |
12 Aug 2021 |
| K-pop group that has spoken at the U.N. twice |
Universal |
07 Jul 2021 |
| World's best-selling musical artists of 2020 |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Seven member K-pop boy group with the hit song "Permission to Dance" |
|
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| Best-selling K-pop group |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2021 |
| "Life Goes On" K-pop band |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 May 2021 |
| Best-selling K-pop band of all time |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2021 |
| K-pop group with the hit 'Dynamite' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Apr 2021 |
| J-Hope's band |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2021 |
| Halsey collaborators on 'Boy With Luv' |
USA Today |
05 Mar 2021 |
| "MIC Drop" K-pop band |
Universal |
15 Feb 2021 |
| 'Dynamite' band |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Divinity degs |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2021 |
| 'Spring Day' boy band |
USA Today |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Time's 2020 Entertainer of the Year |
Jonesin |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Jungkook's band |
USA Today |
29 Dec 2020 |
| K-pop band with an ARMY |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2020 |
| 'Dynamite' K-pop band |
USA Today |
20 Dec 2020 |
| 'Mic Drop' K-pop group |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2020 |
| K-pop group with a 2019 Grammy nomination |
Jonesin |
16 Apr 2019 |
| Yachts and sloops (Abbr.) |
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| Fire |
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| Spt. sights |
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| Fires; axes |
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| Hereditary Br. titles |
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| Yachts and sloops (abbr.) |
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| Dories and dinghies: Abbr. |
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| Divinity degrees |
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| British titles: Abbr. |
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| Certain noblemen: Abbr. |
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| Baronets: Abbr. |
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| Titled men: Abbr. |
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| British peers: Abbr. |
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