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Recent Examples of emirate
Last week saw the emirate host the 18th edition of Art Dubai, a key pillar in the region’s cultural economy and the main commercial art fair in the Middle East.
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
By Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. announced plans for its first theme park in the Middle East, a sprawling resort property in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Best Restaurants The most popular cuisines in Abu Dhabi reflects the emirate's diverse cultural influences, with Middle Eastern and Arab flavors taking center stage.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
For his part, bin Laden declined the public merger and suggested that Zubayr downsize from a state to an emirate, and do so quietly.
—Nelly Lahoud, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2021
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
By Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. announced plans for its first theme park in the Middle East, a sprawling resort property in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Best Restaurants The most popular cuisines in Abu Dhabi reflects the emirate's diverse cultural influences, with Middle Eastern and Arab flavors taking center stage.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
For his part, bin Laden declined the public merger and suggested that Zubayr downsize from a state to an emirate, and do so quietly.
—Nelly Lahoud, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emirate
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The sultanate has repeatedly blocked or opted out of any Saudi moves toward deeper GCC security, political, or economic integration.—
Rory Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2017
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Oman’s foreign minister served as an interlocutor between the two sides at talks last weekend in Muscat, the sultanate’s capital.—
Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Last year, hometown hero Charles Leclerc took the victory in the principality.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Rival principalities, contesting ethnicities/nationalities, and at least three versions of Christianity (Orthodox, Catholic, Armenian), have roiled the hodgepodge.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Mar. 2022
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The tomb was discovered at the archeological site of Gordion, the capital of the Phrygian kingdom, which controlled much of Asia Minor during the first millennium BCE, Gordion Excavation Director C. Brian Rose said in a news release.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Denmark bill to allow US military bases COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark's Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to allow U.S. military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as President Donald Trump seeks to take control of the kingdom's semi-autonomous territory of Greenland.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2025
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Her arrest comes 18 days after Lopez and four others were accused of establishing what prosecutors called a multi-million dollar casino empire before he was elected in 2020.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Great Britain, in alliance with the Dutch Republic and Habsburg Spain, opposed France’s efforts to install a Bourbon French prince, fearing a united Franco-Spanish empire.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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In the long term, the collapse of that pillar of regime stability could weaken the edifice of the Islamic republic itself.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 June 2025
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Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt insisted the president was simply asking if the Iranian people might want a new government, not suggesting the U.S. would lead a fight to overthrow the Islamic republic.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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The duchy is also partnering with local organizations to address homelessness, a key focus of his royal work in recent years.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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That’s the domain of humans: the executive who senses when to pivot, the founder who intuits product-market fit before the metrics appear, the storyteller who moves a room, the leader who earns trust in a single conversation.—
Dror Berman,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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So how exactly did the former domain of couples’ massages and cucumber water become the next frontier in medicine?—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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There are just 24 Companions, and appointments are at the monarch's sole discretion to recognize public service or personal service to the sovereign.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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According to the royal family's website, Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for over 260 years.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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“Emirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emirate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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