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As per the transparency documents, in the month of July, Starmer also received gifts from other foreign leaders—a book and tie from French President Emmanuel Macron, a leather wallet from France's first lady Brigitte Macron and an ornamental shield from the sultan of Oman.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Ottoman sultans repeatedly shut down cafes over similar fears.
—Ali Halit Diker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Noor Inayat Khan, codenamed Madeleine during her service with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the great-great-granddaughter of an Indian sultan.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Ottoman sultans repeatedly shut down cafes over similar fears.
—Ali Halit Diker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Noor Inayat Khan, codenamed Madeleine during her service with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the great-great-granddaughter of an Indian sultan.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultan
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In an alternate version of Korea ruled by a constitutional monarchy, Lovely Runner breakout Byeon Woo-seok stars as melancholic modern-day prince Yi An.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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The fourth season of Bridgerton (based on the third book) is basically a retelling of Cinderella with Benedict as the prince.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The name only indirectly refers to Roman emperor Julius Caesar, who was born by natural means but under Roman law decreed that all pregnant women who were dead or dying must be cut open to save the child.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was on stage in Doha in 2022.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
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As the protests gained momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, began posting messages calling for a general uprising.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Pahlavi has lived in exile since his father, the last shah of Iran, was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought the current clerical regime to power.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Glaser, back to host the show again, arrived at the awards ceremony in a baby-pink ball gown fit for a princess.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nominated for best actress in a comedy or musical for her work in Rules Don't Apply, Collins looked like a fairytale princess at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards in a lush pink evening gown that was covered in rosy lace appliqués from Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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His most important client, during a fifty-year career, was an empress, but tsarinas, society mavens, actresses, and courtesans all came to rely on his expertise.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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There is only one queen at a time and should two reign, they are considered mother-daughter empresses.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Witkoff went from Qatar to Israel on Saturday and insisted on having a meeting with the prime minister on the afternoon of the Jewish sabbath—a violation of Israeli protocol rudely designed to remind Netanyahu who was the vassal and who was the suzerain.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
26 Aug. 2022
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“Sultan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultan. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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