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Recent Examples of sultanate
This includes Russia and the tiny oil and gas sultanate of Brunei, said Indonesian Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.
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ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity.
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Susannah Patton,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has hosted the three rounds of talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
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Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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.
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Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Aug. 2023
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ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity.
—
Susannah Patton,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Oman, a sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, has hosted the three rounds of talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sultanate
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The unusual attack Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast.
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Monaco’s population of 38,000 is multinational, with only a fifth of the population actually citizens of the principality.
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Riyadh's exports over the two weeks to July 2 were more than double the 15 million barrels the kingdom shipped through the strait from March 9 through June 17.
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Tipu’s kingdom finally fell in 1799, when British and allied forces overwhelmed his fortress at Seringapatam, a few hours’ drive from present-day Bangalore.
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Republican legislators, taking their lead from a president who sees half the nation as his personal enemy, have put their own party’s interests over the republic’s.
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They were inspired by Cicero and Cato, the heroes and martyrs of the Roman republic.
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The duchy is overseen by a board of directors and major decisions must be approved by the Treasury.
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The Duke of Cornwall inherited the duchy in September 2022.
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Arabian red foxes—commonly found in the emirate—occasionally appear against a stone ledge outside the windows.
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Until now, the emirate has mainly used public-private partnership deals for power and water projects.
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Jones has thrown every wrench at the paper to try and foil the reboot of his digital streaming and supplement empire.
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The tennis icon has built a sprawling business empire that includes a venture capital firm, Serena Ventures; the multimedia company Nine Two Six Productions; and Wyn Beauty, while also holding stakes in the Miami Dolphins and Angel City FC.
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The first, Victus Nox, was launched by Firefly Aerospace in September 2023, and was focused on space domain awareness capabilities.
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Both varieties are now in the public domain and can be grown and sold by anyone.
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The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.
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Freeman had accomplished more than protecting her daughter from Hannah Ashley’s blow and, with perseverance, succeeded in getting herself and Lizzie out from under the Ashleys’ dominion.
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“Sultanate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultanate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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