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According to The Athletic, Infantino was scheduled to preside over a ceremony in which the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, will hand World Cup hosting duties to Trump.
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The emir of Qatar had donated the same make and model to Turkey in 2018 as a gesture of support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Largest deal for Boeing and Qatar Airways Boeing and Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced a deal for the Middle Eastern airline to buy up to 210 jets during Trump’s state visit with the emir of Qatar.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Schwarzman and Musk also sat with Trump and the emir of Qatar at a state dinner.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The emir of Qatar had donated the same make and model to Turkey in 2018 as a gesture of support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Largest deal for Boeing and Qatar Airways Boeing and Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced a deal for the Middle Eastern airline to buy up to 210 jets during Trump’s state visit with the emir of Qatar.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Schwarzman and Musk also sat with Trump and the emir of Qatar at a state dinner.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emir
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Attracting everyone from sultans and princes to Charlie Caplin and Winston Churchill in its glory days, Impérial Palace is still the place to be more than a century later—and the views don’t get better than the top floor Imperial Suite, where a terrace shows off 360-degree vistas of Lake Annecy.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
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Following his armies’ conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II famously transformed the Hagia Sophia, built as a Christian church, into a mosque.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Bailey is Fiyero, a prince and popular student at Shiz University, while Goldblum plays the iconic Wizard.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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Ginza is also just a short walk from the Imperial Palace, which is the main residence of the emperor of Japan.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Ridley Scott’s 2023 film Napoleon tracks the emperor’s rise and fall through his relationship to his first wife.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Edward was on the throne for less than a year, having been named king on Jan. 20, 1936, when King George V died.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The first 20,000 fans will receive a Barry Bonds bobblehead, and Bonds will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in addition to other pregame festivities honoring the all-time home run king.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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She's successfully become the first artist to wrap herself in the essence of the culture's spirit like an empress in new clothes.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Brands relying on a single, all-powerful figure risk obsolescence when cultural winds shift, as Vogue continues to experience under an empress who seemingly only takes advice from a mirror.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The grosgrain purple-and-green chest ribbon — the colors of the All England club — add to the princess’s martial flair.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The 10-year-old princess joined mom Kate Middleton, dad Prince William and older brother Prince George at the gentlemen's singles final on July 13, cheering on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner from the front row of the Royal Box at Centre Court.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.—
Rajan Menon,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2011
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Khamenei, 86, has led Iran since the death in 1989 of its founding supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led Iran for 10 years after toppling the country's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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In January 1979, the shah left Iran, ostensibly to seek cancer treatment.—
Jeffrey Fields,
The Conversation,
18 June 2025
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“Emir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emir. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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