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emirate

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as in sultanate

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Recent Examples of emirate Set the scene On its return to the emirate, the brand has taken up residence on the first 18 floors of the 52-storey Palm Tower skyscraper, one of the tallest in Dubai. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 And the news that the emirate had set a new record in early March for the largest residential land transaction, valued at AED400m ($100m), was no exception. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Even when conflict flared across the region, the emirate remained a luxurious safe haven and efficient global transit point for international visitors. — Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026 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. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences 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.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026
Using hundreds of elephants to haul artillery, Cornwallis invaded Mysore and carved up the sultanate.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of sultanate

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Finding The Balance Between Automation And Connection The challenge for marketing leaders is using AI without handing over the keys to your brand kingdom.

— Jenny Herbison, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The kingdom is also looking to boost its role as a regional trade and logistics hub as part of its economic diversification plan, a strategy that could threaten the UAE’s role as the Gulf’s main trading center.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of kingdom

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Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Renoir painted the Cahen d’Anvers sisters, including their elder sister, Irène, when France was coming out of a national crisis, turning itself from empire to re-public; deciding what and how to be.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of empire

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Purges of the state bureaucracy and judiciary followed, while Erdogan whittled away at the Turkish republic’s secular foundations with his brand of religious nationalism.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Of course, the new republic was not always a haven for sober analysis.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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Saturday Night Live performances — both regular cast members and guests — used to be the domain of the now-defunct Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program category.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Most organizations don't need AI that can reason across every domain.

— Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of domain

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The centuries-old ceremony sees the sovereign symbolically accept the keys to the city of Edinburgh and immediately return them for safekeeping.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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