variants
often Shah
: a sovereign of Iran
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Pahlavi is the son of Iran’s former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
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Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, was leaving the city’s federal news conference building on Thursday when an individual approached him from behind and chucked the substance at his back.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, 65, is the son of Iran’s former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
—Markus Schreiber, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, 65, is the son of Iran's former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, was leaving the city’s federal news conference building on Thursday when an individual approached him from behind and chucked the substance at his back.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, 65, is the son of Iran’s former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
—Markus Schreiber, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi, 65, is the son of Iran's former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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