sheik
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The outlet noted that Ferguson has experienced some public hiccups, like the time she was caught promising a News of the World reporter disguised as a sheik access to Andrew in exchange for nearly $700,000.
From Fox News ● Jul. 26, 2021
While still a long shot, Scherr and other horse owners could compete for the Derby against millionaires and even a billionaire sheik who spend incredible wealth on horses.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
But Mr Dutton defended his department against accusations that a visa for the sheik should never have been approved.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2016
And if all day long there is nothing to do, you failed at school, you don’t have a job,” Fraihi said, “it is very easy for figures like this sheik to approach these young men.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2015
“Talked to me for quite a while—said he was from Saudi Arabia. He thumbed through the goshawk book, too. Said the sheik he worked for had a goshawk. “
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
By the 1960s, the Egyptian was a wealthy man who was wheeling and dealing with everyone from Arab sheiks to Papa Doc Duvalier, Haiti's notorious dictator.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023
—Rep. Michael J. “Ozzie” Myers, D-Penn., was convicted of bribery and conspiracy for taking money from FBI agents who posed as Arab sheiks.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
The One and its myriad extravagances are reserved for sheiks and nobles, celebrities and CEOs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Tochterman’s has attracted customers from all walks of life over the years, from neighborhood kids to Arab sheiks.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2016
Sometimes her partner was one of the brilliantine-haired neighborhood sheiks who was a snappy dancer and made her watch her steps.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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