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tarsus

[tahr-suhs] / ˈtɑr səs /
NOUN
ankle
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Another eight people were injured in the Tarsus district, Mersin province, according to Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper and CNN Türk.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This wasn’t really the plan, any more than Saul of Tarsus planned to become Paul the Apostle on the road to Damascus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

Paul of Tarsus was on the road to Damascus when he got the call; Churchill heard Neville Chamberlain resign; Donald Trump rode down a gilded stairway.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2015

Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus had no more electrifying revelation.

From Time • Oct. 9, 2013

The enthusiastic welcome in Tarsus matched others along his route.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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