Taleb

British

/ ˈtælɪb /

noun

(in Afghanistan) a member of the Taliban

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Commentator Nassim Taleb amplifies the volume with bankruptcy warnings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"My father and forefathers collected wood from the jungle," said Mohammad Abu Taleb, 47.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Saudi national Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, 51, is currently on trial over last year's attack.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The suspect, a doctor from Saudi Arabia named Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, arrived in Germany in 2006 and in 2016 was recognised as a refugee.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Others trace the origin of this sect higher, to Zeyd ibn Aly Zeyn el Aabedyn ibn el Hosseyn ibn Aly ibn Aby Taleb, who was killed at Koufa in A.H.

From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by Burckhardt, John Lewis

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