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Recent Examples of shah
Yet despite his misgivings, Mr. Carter granted the shah’s request.
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Some critics, including Kissinger, believe that Carter’s human rights policy undermined the shah.
—Stuart E. Eisenstat, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
The 1980 presidential campaign took place against the backdrop of the hostage crisis, which began in November 1979 after the U.S. admitted the Iranian shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, into the country to receive medical treatment following the Islamic Revolution that toppled him.
—Stephen Neukam, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Khamenei on Saturday met with university students to mark Students Day, which commemorates a Nov. 4, 1978, incident in which Iranian soldiers opened fire on students protesting the rule of the shah at Tehran University.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Some critics, including Kissinger, believe that Carter’s human rights policy undermined the shah.
—Stuart E. Eisenstat, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
The 1980 presidential campaign took place against the backdrop of the hostage crisis, which began in November 1979 after the U.S. admitted the Iranian shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, into the country to receive medical treatment following the Islamic Revolution that toppled him.
—Stephen Neukam, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Khamenei on Saturday met with university students to mark Students Day, which commemorates a Nov. 4, 1978, incident in which Iranian soldiers opened fire on students protesting the rule of the shah at Tehran University.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shah
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
17 June 2020
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Some secular nationalists even went as far as to claim that Ottoman sultans such as Mehmet the Conqueror had invented religious tolerance and helped inspire the European Renaissance.—
Nick Danforth,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Jan. 2015
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This mosque also holds the tombs of the commissioning sultan, his wife Haseki Hürrem, and Mimar Sinan himself. Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque The Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque is an example of how versatile Mimar Sinan was as an architect.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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She's been linked to everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to a Saudi prince, and was even married to Donald Trump Jr. for 13 years.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The former wife of President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., once allegedly dated a former gang member, a Saudi Arabian prince and Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Travelers may see a variety of penguins including Adélie, emperor, chinstrap, king, rockhopper, gentoo and macaroni.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The artifacts likely date back to the period when the Roman emperor Claudius was invading Britain.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The king of action production powered forward with Cliffhanger (1993), starring Stallone and directed by Renny Harlin, a stellar man vs. nature and man vs. his past thriller.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2025
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Timur modeled his state on that of Genghis Khan and even married one of his descendants to strengthen his association with the great khan.—
Valerie Hansen,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Sep. 2022
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The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
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The Danish Royal House released a new portrait of the princess taken by photographer Steen Evald in Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg, which is the Danish royal family's private residence, when the plans for her birthday bash were unveiled.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In Minecraft’s pixelated Overworld, everything is shaped like a box, from the trees to the bees, and players invent their own adventures — there’s no princess imprisoned in a castle.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The emir also held a joint meeting with Biden's top Middle East adviser Brett McGurk and President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the hostage deal.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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The principle to start with, as the emir of Kuwait has suggested, should be nonaggression and noninterference in one another’s internal affairs.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2020
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shah. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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