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Recent Examples of sultanate
In his day, the land around the mountains was thick with frankincense trees, which the sultanate is now trying to protect as both a cultural and commercial resource.
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Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
—Associated Press, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The site was built in the 18th century by a sultanate that still governs the region politically and spiritually.
—Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Long periods of rule by Portuguese, Dutch, and finally British colonial occupiers were only fully concluded in 1965, when the Maldives became an Islamic sultanate, albeit one not initially included in the British Commonwealth.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
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Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Iran and the United States will hold talks in the sultanate of Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
—Associated Press, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The site was built in the 18th century by a sultanate that still governs the region politically and spiritually.
—Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Long periods of rule by Portuguese, Dutch, and finally British colonial occupiers were only fully concluded in 1965, when the Maldives became an Islamic sultanate, albeit one not initially included in the British Commonwealth.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultanate
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The principality of Monaco is perhaps the least suitable place on the Formula 1 calendar to hold a Grand Prix.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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This shift allowed Europe to escape from the problem that had doomed Indian civilization to impotence: a state that was so weak that society constantly dissolved into petty principalities that inevitably fell prey to more powerful invaders.—
John Micklethwait,
Foreign Affairs,
29 May 2014
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Because once somebody is in the kingdom, things can happen to them, and the Western press doesn't really know.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Over the same period, Saudi Arabia’s citizens gained visa-free access to four countries, bringing its total to 91 countries, which lifts the kingdom four places to No. 54.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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However, the duchy passed on to Prince William when Charles became king on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 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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From the Cossack republics of the 17th century to the Maidan uprising of 2014, Ukraine has consistently supported freedom and pluralism.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Charges of legislative graft are as old as the republic itself.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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This reinvestment cycle can help accelerate both business growth and broader economic development across the emirate.—
Henri Al Helaly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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This reflects the emirate’s ongoing efforts to ensure a good quality of life for citizens and residents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2024
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The issue wasn’t with FC Nordsjælland, which is also part of the Right to Dream empire and has sent several other players to SDFC.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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His new Goods and Services Tax replaced a byzantine tax code that included oddities like the octroi, a city toll on goods originating in the Roman empire.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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These children show difficulties across almost every domain: language, cognition, behavior.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Leon guides clients to master five critical leadership domains identified in a proprietary Executive Leadership Scorecard.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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Root takes that concept of player asymmetry to another level, letting each player fight for dominion of the woodland wilderness with completely different actions and mechanisms.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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“Sultanate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultanate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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