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sultan

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as in prince

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Recent Examples of sultan The Ottomans also made use of a kind of oath of allegiance, known as ahdname, which early on took the form of a privilege granted by the sultan to the other side. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In the Sacred Relics Room, visitors can view the Prophet Muhammad’s cloak and sword, while the Harem is located the sultan's private quarters. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 They were welcomed by Oman’s foreign minister at the airport and are set to meet with Oman’s sultan for discussions. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sultan

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Apparently, the businessman would be happy to continue hosting the prince, Meghan, and their children for a long time to come.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
The prince has even reportedly been relying on his father, King Charles, throughout all of this.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prince

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All the coins are Roman, minted during the second century for five emperors and four empresses.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The new movie introduces Robert Pattinson as Scytale, shape-shifting villain who attempts to kill and overthrow Chalamet’s space emperor Paul Atreides.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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Godzilla Minus Zero is king of the box office in its opening weekend as the sequel feature looks to dominate the frame that also sees the debuts of The Cat in the Hat, Ramayana, Wild Horse Nine and Club Kid.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Americans are up in arms about the much broader graft practiced by much of the political class, not just by its evil faux-king.

— Larry Wilson, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

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Trump and his family members have accepted a jetliner from the emir of Qatar, a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince, and profits from a number of cryptocurrency enterprises, much of which came from foreign buyers.

— Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Qatar’s founding emir, sired 56 children.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

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It was created for Egypt’s royal family and worn by Queen Nazli in 1939 at the wedding of her daughter, Princess Fawzia, to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, then crown prince of Iran and later the country’s last shah.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Ayatollah Khomeini portrayed the shah as the tyrannical Yazid and himself as a Husayn-like figure returning from exile to save the Iranian people from injustice.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of shah

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Sparkle bright in stunning studs from round and emerald to heart and princess-cut stones in a variety of sizes set in 14-karat white gold four-prong baskets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Several special events also are planned at the rink including a princesses and superheroes themed skate and a Thanksgiving pajama party.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of princess

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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
In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain.

— Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022

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