Ali
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ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talibthe Lion of God, a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
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Mohammed, 1909–63, Pakistani statesman and diplomat.
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Muhammad Cassius (Marcellus) Clay, Jr., 1942–2016, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1964–67, 1974–78, 1978–79.
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?600–661 ad , fourth caliph of Islam (656–61 ad ), considered the first caliph by the Shiites: cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed
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See Mehemet Ali
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See Muhammad Ali
Example Sentences
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"Because traditional water systems are failing, Leh-Ladakh has become a hub for innovative, grassroots hydraulic engineering," says Murtaza Ali, executive engineer in the Irrigation and Flood Control Division, at the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Ali Hamid drove from Chatsworth to pay homage to the man he described “as my mentor, my father figure, my everything.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
"The atmosphere is not going to be good" this year either, predicts Ali Eslami, an Iranian-American who lives in Tijuana.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
The production, helmed by Saheem Ali, the company’s associate artistic director, takes place in “Nuevo Verona, a border wall community.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Musab and Ali walk ahead with the man and his son.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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