variants
or sheik
1
: an Arab chief
2
usually sheik
: a man held to be irresistibly attractive to romantic young women
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Although much smaller than the Hoover archive, this is a precious collection of internal government and party documents, as well as a large number of Saddam’s recordings of his closed-doors meetings with his generals, the most senior party officials, tribal sheikhs, and foreign dignitaries.
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Amatzia Baram, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2016
His assassin, El Sayyid Nosair, was an adherent of the blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, whose sect was linked to the 9/11 attacks.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
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.
—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
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Amatzia Baram, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2016
His assassin, El Sayyid Nosair, was an adherent of the blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, whose sect was linked to the 9/11 attacks.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
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.
—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
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“Sheikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheikh. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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