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Recent Examples of sultan
According to Clinton, the photographs were taken during a trip to Brunei at the invitation of the country’s sultan.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Mar. 2026
Massie said on social media that the email recipient was a sultan.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Soon, Johor was the world’s top gambier supplier and a major source of pepper—a legacy commemorated in the sultan’s coat of arms, which features both crops.
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Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Opened in 1929, La Mamounia, built on the grounds and gardens of a sultan’s palace, combines traditional Moroccan architecture with 20th century Art Deco flair.
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Angus MacKenzie,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Mar. 2026
Massie said on social media that the email recipient was a sultan.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Soon, Johor was the world’s top gambier supplier and a major source of pepper—a legacy commemorated in the sultan’s coat of arms, which features both crops.
—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Opened in 1929, La Mamounia, built on the grounds and gardens of a sultan’s palace, combines traditional Moroccan architecture with 20th century Art Deco flair.
—
Angus MacKenzie,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultan
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Brass is best-known for his 1979 feature Caligula, an erotic period epic about the notorious Roman emperor, adapted from a screenplay written by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
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Even the richest emperors of the past did not have the ability to satisfy their whims that is now possessed by any student in Chicago or Berlin or Kinshasa.
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For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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Trump held a call today with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to discuss strategic relations and the situation in the Middle East, the Qatari government said in a statement.
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The emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attended the last World Cup held in Qatar in 2022.
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Many of them urged the shah to toughen up and crack down harder on protesters.
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The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.
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The princess took to Instagram to celebrate her husband, Jack Brooksbank, on the special day.
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Her white cable knit Alexander McQueen frock first appeared in 2011, while the princess was visiting Canada, per Marie Claire UK.
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Catherine the Great began her reign as empress of Russia after seizing control from her husband, Peter III.
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The princess wore a white outfit for the occasion, and she was seen dipping into a curtsy for both the emperor and the empress, in addition to handshakes.
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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.
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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.
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“Sultan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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