Recent Examples on the WebIn recent days the tiny Persian Gulf emirate has been working with Egypt on a new deal to bring home the more than 130 remaining hostages.—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 Sarkissian admires Botswana for its economic prudence and efficient governance, Singapore for aggressively becoming an economic force and diplomatic troubleshooter, and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the founder of the UAE, for wrangling the different emirates into a single entity.—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 Even after Trump had backed away from his earlier criticisms, Qatar remained anxious about its standing within the administration, according to former U.S. officials and those close to the emirate.—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024 For another son, Abdullah, the British government created an emirate in 1921 in what was then called Transjordan (later, Jordan, with Abdullah as king).—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for emirate
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