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Recent Examples of shah
The younger shah faced his own major crisis involving foreign powers.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was forced into exile in early 1979.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Known as Iran since 1935, the shah’s domain boasted oil and a vital location as a supply corridor.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The shah also remained scrupulously impartial in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
—Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was forced into exile in early 1979.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Known as Iran since 1935, the shah’s domain boasted oil and a vital location as a supply corridor.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The shah also remained scrupulously impartial in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
—Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shah
Noun
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
17 June 2020
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The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 Dec. 2024
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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
29 Aug. 2024
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Nightbreed peacock The Northman Year: 2022 Runtime: 2h 17m Director: Robert Eggers This epic from the director of The Lighthouse stars Alexander Skarsgard as a Viking prince who returns to his homeland with vengeance on his mind.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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On March 24, 2022, the day of the contentious vote, Suarez was in the United Arab Emirates — where Quinn Emanuel represents several sovereign wealth funds and other government entities — signing a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Emirati officials alongside the crown prince of Dubai.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Illiberal leaders select their cabinet members in the same way that emperors used to choose the governors of rebellious provinces: What matters most is the appointee’s loyalty and capacity to resist being suborned or co-opted by others.—
Ivan Krastev,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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What China needed was something like a final emperor, the breaker of the despotic chain who would summon modernity by fiat.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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One day later, reality hit and the 155-pound king showed there are levels to the game, taking down the challenger and sinking in a D’Arce choke to force the first-round tapout in the UFC 311 main event Saturday at Intuit Dome.—
Brian Martin,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Now the king is back, hanging out with current Cubs players at a North Side blues club.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Timur modeled his state on that of Genghis Khan and even married one of his descendants to strengthen his association with the great khan.—
Valerie Hansen,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Sep. 2022
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The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
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The debut feature from Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese follows a sheltered space princess who embarks on a galactic mission to rescue her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Robert Hardman, author of The Making of a King: Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, tells PEOPLE that the princess may still be healing.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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At the last men’s World Cup in 2022, the emir of Qatar presented the winning trophy to Argentina.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Dec. 2024
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On July 28, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, heretofore the emir of al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra, delivered what seemed to be a major announcement.—
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Aug. 2016
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shah. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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