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Recent Examples of emirate
With just over 3 million residents—most of them foreign workers—the gas-rich Gulf emirate has outstripped its physical limits to become one of the most influential foreign players in geopolitics.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
The emirate is one of only two regional mediators leading the sole diplomatic track trying to bring an end to the war in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Resources nationalism is emerging as an obstacle to an attempt by the oil-rich middle east emirate of Abu Dhabi to acquire Santos, Australia’s second biggest oil and gas company.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
The emirate is one of only two regional mediators leading the sole diplomatic track trying to bring an end to the war in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Resources nationalism is emerging as an obstacle to an attempt by the oil-rich middle east emirate of Abu Dhabi to acquire Santos, Australia’s second biggest oil and gas company.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emirate
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After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity.—
SUSANNAH PATTON,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has long served as an interlocutor between Iran and the West.—
Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga (a rather pompous name that encompassed two major hereditary estates, a principality, a county, a marquisate, and, for a time, a viceroyalty) met in 1680 in Mexico City.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Owned in majority by the government of the principality, the SBM counts LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton among its minority shareholders.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Over the past few years, the kingdom has been one of the most active markets for stock offerings, driven by sales of shares in the state oil giant Saudi Aramco and holdings of its sovereign wealth fund.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The island is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark and thus part of the NATO military alliance.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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If Stacey wants to skip out and build her cannabis empire for her daughter instead, I am simply unbothered.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paramount has been bidding since October for WBD, a transaction that would elevate David Ellison’s nascent media empire into a Hollywood force that could not be easily ignored by tech competitors and Wall Street.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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OneCoin was reportedly banking with JSC Capital Bank in the former Soviet republic of Georgia at least for some time in 2015.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Every cycle, every generation, there is a relearning of the truths of living in a democratic republic.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, the duchy passed on to Prince William when Charles became king on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Similar to other great powers, the United States has long looked at its near-abroad at its exclusive domain, where the influence of geopolitical competitors must be constrained to the maximum extent possible.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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In late 2025, a member of Khan's campaign team bought the domain name for Logsdon's website, following a lapse in her campaign's payments for the domain.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The royal family has a rich history with the military, and the sovereign always leads the nation at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, a solemn event that working royal family members typically attend.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Knighthoods, conferred by the sovereign, represent one of the highest forms of national recognition for service and excellence.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Emirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emirate. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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