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Khalid

American  
[khah-leed, kah-, khal-id, kal-] / xɑˈlid, kɑ-, ˈxæl ɪd, ˈkæl- /

noun

  1. Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud, 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).


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Black smoke could be seen at King Khalid International Airport, in the latest escalation in the attacks targeting the kingdom.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The two men Bayoumi was assuming legal responsibility for - Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar - would become 9/11 hijackers.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York Times reported.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

In the years after Boussatta, players such as Khalid Boulahrouz and Ibrahim Afellay still chose the Netherlands - attracted by the prospect of competing for one of international football's traditional powers.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

“I guess we know where Khalid got his voice from.”

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

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