How to Use Malay in a Sentence
Malay
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At the time, the indigenous hill tribes, the Bidayuh, suffered at the hands of the local Malay elites, who ruled the countryside.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
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The tropical island country is off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
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The track is the lead single for his upcoming record slated for later this year, and produced by Malay with co-writing and guitar by John Mayer.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
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True to its name, H. maxi is also on the larger end of the new species of soft-furred hedgehogs at 5.5 inches and can be found in mountainous regions on the Malay Peninsula and in Sumatra.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
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The Malay elites had received their authority to rule from the Brunei Sultanate, given their inroads in the region and control over the waterways.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
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All were founded by talents from the Cape Malay community, a South African ethnic group with a huge impact on the city's cultural life.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024
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Picture a historical novel set on the Malay Peninsula during the 1940s.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
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These regions were held by semi-independent Malay leaders.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
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Both prisoners wore traditional tunics and trousers to court and sat mostly silently in court listening to the proceedings through Malay translation.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
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The action against Facebook comes just weeks ahead of regional elections in six states that are expected to pit Anwar’s multi-ethnic coalition against a conservative Malay Muslim alliance.
—Reuters, CNN, 23 June 2023
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The paper is one of three main vernacular newspapers in Singapore, each serving a predominant ethnic group — Chinese, Malay or Indian.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
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The health data, landscape, and policy incentives have established the multicultural island of Indian, Malay, and Chinese influence as a beacon of health and happiness.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 29 Aug. 2023
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An alliance of opposition parties, largely representing the majority ethnic Malay community, has accused the government of not doing enough to protect the rights of Muslims.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 July 2023
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