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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During first-half stoppage time, Rezaeian’s free kick was headed home by Ali Nemati, but Nemati was clearly offsides and the goal was waived off by the referees.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
New Zealand defender Finn Surman, top, goes after the ball in front of Iran forward Ali Alipour during the second half.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Another man in the city of Tonekabon named Ali, who only gave one name, said deal or no deal, Iranians would suffer.
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
Iran’s highest-ranking official is Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader after he was killed on the first day of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Dean'd gone yahoooooooooooooooing down Ali Baba's Helter Skelter ahead of me.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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