sultanate

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Recent Examples of sultanate Among those who suffered most were the Masalit, historically the main tribe in West Darfur and the descendants of a once powerful sultanate that resisted colonization into the 1920s. Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2021 In November 1941, Morocco marked the Feast of the Throne, a holiday held yearly to celebrate Mohammed’s sultanate. Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, embassies, sultanate palaces, and colonial villas have been steadily restored, including Perdicaris Villa in Rmilat, a 70-hectare urban forest, and the new Museum of Contemporary Art in the former casbah prison, dedicated to the north Moroccan postwar canon of abstract painters. Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023 The Sulu sultanate ruled the islands in the Sulu Archipelago, which are part of Mindanao in today’s Philippines. Jenny Che, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for sultanate 
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Noun
  • The principalities in Anatolia also put up a fierce fight against the Ottomans, who conquered the region in the fifteenth century.
    Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2016
  • This adds six hectares of space to Monaco’s existing 208 hectares (a space only about two-thirds the size of New York’s Central Park), which brings the amount of land Monaco has added over the past sixty years to roughly 25% of the principality’s total size.
    Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Global oil prices remain depressed years after the height of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting the kingdom's revenues.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince announced Thursday that the kingdom is set to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some are now demanding the royals reimburse the NHS — and even ditch the duchies altogether.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The outlet said that the duchies earned about $65 million last year, with the Duchy of Lancaster driving about $35 million for the King and the Duchy of Cornwall making about $30 million for William.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Doubtless, this is how Franklin found himself in Paris, persuading an absolute monarch to back the birth of a republic.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Since its founding as a republic, Turkey had been charting a future based on a clean break with its Ottoman past, a time when Constantinople ruled Syria, but Erdogan openly embraced that past as a means to establish Turkey as a major power.
    Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The initiative, which aims to attract 10,000 influencers to the UAE, represents a significant step in the emirate's strategy to diversify its economy and cement its position as a global hub for digital innovation.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The high cost of no plan Both Netanyahu and President-elect Donald Trump appear to believe that Saudi Arabia and the Gulf emirates will rebuild the Gaza Strip.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The basis of this business empire is the Blago Group of Companies.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The app has built empires – securing footwear brands and reality television slots for the D’Amelio family, also launching careers for Lil Nas X and, more recently, Benson Boone.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout her racing career, Deegan has shown her versatility across different racing domains.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Vendors differentiate through features and functionalities or by catering to specific industry domains.
    Sandeep Sakharkar, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Giving this apparatus dominion over AI will create a Frankenstein’s monster of secrecy, unaccountability and decision-making power.
    Matthew Guariglia, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This lays in stark contrast to the doctors who have become the proverbial elves of healthcare, toiling under the sprawling dominion of administrative entities.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

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