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pharaoh

[fair-oh, far-oh, fay-roh] / ˈfɛər oʊ, ˈfær oʊ, ˈfeɪ roʊ /


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Four of the six individuals were sisters and daughters of the pharaoh Amenemhat II. They had been placed in matching underground burial chambers.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Historical brain teasers: Do you know which pharaoh the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed for?

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

But we know what narrator Ramin Karimloo means: The last significant pharaoh continues to occupy the dreams of Egyptologists scouring the dust for traces of his history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Glass had chosen the pharaoh because he is thought to have been the first monotheistic ruler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

I have never seen the pharaoh with my own eyes.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman


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