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or sheik
1
: an Arab chief
2
usually sheik
: a man held to be irresistibly attractive to romantic young women
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While the cars are moving in two dimensions to the fighter jets’ three, Kosinski makes the races feel truly physical—not just on the turns and straights, but in the frenetic pit stops and in the viewing suites stuffed with sheikhs and tech ghouls.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Inside Paramount’s bumpy sale: the president, a scion and a possible sheikh.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Attendees included sheikhs and the CEO of the Raffles Family Office, Chi-man Kwan.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Inside Paramount’s bumpy sale: the president, a scion and a possible sheikh.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Attendees included sheikhs and the CEO of the Raffles Family Office, Chi-man Kwan.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Sheikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheikh. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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