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Recent Examples of emirate
In Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, authorities have acknowledged the light pollution problem, coming up with a Dark Sky Policy in 2024 on lighting and other issues across its entire emirate.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
The unfreezing of billions of dollars of Iranian assets held by the Gulf emirate was a central demand of the team, Iranian news agencies said.
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Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
25 May 2026
With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said one drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals.
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Adam Schreck,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
The unfreezing of billions of dollars of Iranian assets held by the Gulf emirate was a central demand of the team, Iranian news agencies said.
—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
25 May 2026
With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.
—
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said one drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals.
—
Adam Schreck,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emirate
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Built by Rajput rulers of the Chauhan clan, the fort later came under the control of the Delhi sultanate and the Mughals before returning to the Rajput rulers of Jaipur.
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.
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The tiny principality is perhaps best known for its ski resorts, but in the warmer months, travelers swap the slopes for scenic hiking trails that wind through the Pyrenees Mountains.
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The Alpine Gasly – along with four others – were handed time penalties for speeding in the Monaco pit lane during the race in the principality in early June.
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His kingdom, the gesture implied, was already full.
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But Curaçao knows its roots extend to the kingdom almost 5,000 miles away, on a different continent.
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Build the empire on top of all of it.
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What emerges is a portrait of Maurice as both architect and enigma, a man whose creative vision built an empire and whose personal choices left fractures still being processed decades later.
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One user, taxi driver Aleksandr, asked the head of the republic how he was supposed to support his family and pay off loans.
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America is about to turn 250 years old as a republic.
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The Duke of Cornwall inherited the duchy in September 2022.
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The European duchy is Luxembourg.
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From its earliest days, Anthropic identified coding as the most important domain in AI to focus on.
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With the success of Kpop Demon Hunters, Netflix is bringing feature animation squarely under the domain of Hannah Minghella.
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The high seas have no sovereign who can demand accountability, concluded Spalding.
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The question worth watching is whether the Bank of Korea ultimately raises rates, and how much further the bond market has to fall before the two sides of the AI trade, the soaring shares and the sinking sovereign, find a level that can hold.
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“Emirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emirate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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