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Recent Examples of crown prince
The two have appeared to at least partially mend their relationship since then, with Musk visiting the White House for a dinner with Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Trump has used the Saudi crown prince’s visit to further strengthen ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the president agreed earlier this year to sell F-35 fighter jets to the Middle Eastern kingdom and the crown prince agreed to invest $1 trillion in the United States.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
Trump repeatedly objected to press questions during an Oval Office photo op with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, whose country does not have a free press.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Once in office, however, Biden embraced—and even tried to expand—Trump’s Abraham Accords and, in 2022, publicly bumped fists with the Saudi crown prince.
—James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Trump has used the Saudi crown prince’s visit to further strengthen ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the president agreed earlier this year to sell F-35 fighter jets to the Middle Eastern kingdom and the crown prince agreed to invest $1 trillion in the United States.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
Trump repeatedly objected to press questions during an Oval Office photo op with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, whose country does not have a free press.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Once in office, however, Biden embraced—and even tried to expand—Trump’s Abraham Accords and, in 2022, publicly bumped fists with the Saudi crown prince.
—James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown prince
favorite son
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The Abraham Lincoln, honoring Illinois’ favorite son, our 16th president, has been on station in the Arabian Sea since January.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The late queen’s favorite son is the first senior British royal to face arrest since King Charles I nearly 400 years ago.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20prince. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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