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as in nawab
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Before the war, the sheikh was sometimes criticized for his lavish choices, like chartering a private jet to attend the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
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Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
That is high praise from Lukas, who was a master at persuading the economically endowed to empty their pockets to compete with the sheikhs and Irish sports-betting impresarios for the finest horse flesh at public auctions.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Dubai delivered in 2006 and is now the sheikh’s royal yacht, with accommodations for 24 guests and quarters for 88 crew.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Seizing on the connection, Youssef persuaded Ali to guest star throughout the second season as a sheikh who mentors Ramy Hassan, and even marries Ramy to his daughter, only for Ramy to ruin everything by sleeping with his Egyptian cousin right before the wedding.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
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Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
That is high praise from Lukas, who was a master at persuading the economically endowed to empty their pockets to compete with the sheikhs and Irish sports-betting impresarios for the finest horse flesh at public auctions.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Dubai delivered in 2006 and is now the sheikh’s royal yacht, with accommodations for 24 guests and quarters for 88 crew.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
Seizing on the connection, Youssef persuaded Ali to guest star throughout the second season as a sheikh who mentors Ramy Hassan, and even marries Ramy to his daughter, only for Ramy to ruin everything by sleeping with his Egyptian cousin right before the wedding.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheikh
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The Oudh descendants in Kolkata, where the nawab died in exile, had also rejected their claim.Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
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In 1757, the East India Company commander Robert Clive defeated Bengal’s local ruler, or nawab, in battle and consolidated the company’s power in the province.Maya Jasanoff, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2019
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Nightbreed peacock The Northman Year: 2022 Runtime: 2h 17m Director: Robert Eggers This epic from the director of The Lighthouse stars Alexander Skarsgard as a Viking prince who returns to his homeland with vengeance on his mind.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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On March 24, 2022, the day of the contentious vote, Suarez was in the United Arab Emirates — where Quinn Emanuel represents several sovereign wealth funds and other government entities — signing a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Emirati officials alongside the crown prince of Dubai.Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The oldest in the region is the Half Way House in Chesterfield, of course, which has been serving Founding Fathers, Civil War generals and at least one French marquis since 1760.Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
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Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
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Nattering nabobs of non-mainstream media might call it assault by beverage.Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024
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The Gold Coast once held the highest concentrations of American wealth, and today, the area remains an upscale part of Long Island, with many of those centuries-old homes of Gilded Age nabobs still intact.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
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For the chevalier’s apartment in Paris, where much of the movie is filmed, Murphy visited the Hotel le Peletier, a Baroque mansion in Paris, and the Château de Maisons-Laffitte in the suburbs of Paris.Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 26 Apr. 2023
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He was made a chevalier in the French Order of Arts and Letters in 1986, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 and was elevated in 2001 to a Companion of Honor, a British distinction limited to 65 living people.Washington Post, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
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The debate over the sabda raja, as the sultan’s proclamations are known, has exposed fault lines within an otherwise sleepy university town and has led to citywide soul-searching about what the future holds for fast-developing Yogyakarta.Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015
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This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding.Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018
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Arctic Ice promises to be carbon neutral, using carbon capture technology to offset the diesel burned to ship ice to oil barons, and, soon, your average superyacht.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Shows like Dallas and Blood and Oil have capitalized on the industry’s dramatic potential, focusing on wealthy oil barons, family empires, corporate warfare, and scandalous backstabbing.Jay R. Young, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sheikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheikh. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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