shah
Example Sentences
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Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, seized on the protests’ momentum and urged Iranians to pour onto the streets on Jan. 8-9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
We then allowed the shah to assume absolute control.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Azar Nafisi, an English literature professor who got her doctorate at the University of Oklahoma, returned to her native Tehran just after the tides of history swept away the shah and swept in the ayatollah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
His gym includes multiple portraits of Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's last shah.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
The shah decided to change the starting point from Muhammad’s spiritual journey to the beginning of Cyrus the Great’s reign.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Once There Was
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