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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

Moulay Ibrahim Taleb Ali, a 40-year-old who heads a cooperative that produces the daraa, welcomed the UN move.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The suspect is a doctor from Saudi Arabia, who has been named as Taleb A., in line with German privacy laws.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

This is the height of infamy, you who bear that hated name dare invade the home of Ben Taleb!

From Miss Caprice by Rathborne, George, St.

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