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or amir
also ameer
as in sultan
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The Qatari palace said the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with Hamas' delegation in Doha as well as with Witkoff and Brett McGurk, President Joe Biden's top Middle East adviser.
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Victoria Eastwood, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The Qatari emir met on Monday with a delegation of senior Hamas officials led by chief negotiator Khalil al-Haya.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
At an Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2023, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, walked out of the meeting before a speech by Mr. al-Assad, signaling his country’s stance.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The Princess of Wales joined her husband Prince William and father-in-law King Charles for a state visit by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, emir of Qatar, in London on Tuesday.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Victoria Eastwood, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The Qatari emir met on Monday with a delegation of senior Hamas officials led by chief negotiator Khalil al-Haya.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
At an Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2023, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, walked out of the meeting before a speech by Mr. al-Assad, signaling his country’s stance.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The Princess of Wales joined her husband Prince William and father-in-law King Charles for a state visit by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, emir of Qatar, in London on Tuesday.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emir
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The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 Dec. 2024
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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
29 Aug. 2024
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Led by the crown prince, the Saudi Public Investment Fund reportedly invested $2 billion in Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's private equity firm after Mr. Trump left the White House in 2021.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The crown prince lives in exile until this day, unable to return to his home country of Iran.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Republicans called Barack Obama an emperor for using his executive power to, among other things, simply defer federal immigration enforcement against young Dreamers that were broadly popular.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The site was part of a pleasure garden complex thought to be owned by the emperor, which is supported by the writings of Philo of Alexandria.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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This year's drama king has been crowned at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Sunday Times reported that the king did not renew the contract for Andrew’s private security team.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Read: The new empress of self-help is a TikTok star Not long ago in American culture, vulnerability was largely associated with weakness.—
Maytal Eyal,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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The L’Oréal family empress is also far behind LVMH CEO Arnault, whose wealth stands at $168 billion—although he’s lost $40 billion just this year owing to a luxury industry slowdown.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
28 Nov. 2024
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To deliver the ransom, her royal labrys, the titular princess has just 24 hours to reach the Straight White Maliens and hand over the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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The portraits of Kate come one month after the princess announced that her cancer is in remission.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.—
Rajan Menon,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2011
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The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
21 Dec. 2023
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Yet despite his misgivings, Mr. Carter granted the shah’s request.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some critics, including Kissinger, believe that Carter’s human rights policy undermined the shah.—
Stuart E. Eisenstat,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2024
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“Emir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emir. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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