republic

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A 34-year-old resident of Sanandaj in western Iran said the intensity of the attacks had decreased and that in recent days he "realised the Islamic republic will not be overthrown in the way we imagined".

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Rather, he said, leaders in a republic must seek to “mold” public sentiment—to convince an often skeptical populace that a controversial course of action is justified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With the new required disclosures, investors are getting a peek into corporate operations in places where companies don’t have significant employment, sales or production—including the tiny island republic of Malta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The killing of Larijani, a non-cleric but a pillar of the system for decades, was likely the biggest loss to the Islamic republic after the death of Ali Khamenei.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The common version of leadership that bound this distinguished constellation together was a keen appreciation of the political threat that any direct consideration of slavery represented in the still-fragile American republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis