Ali
Americannoun
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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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Adam Ali, a spokesman for the Malawian Embassy, said that he was appealing to donors to send more buses to repatriate people, beginning with women and children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
“My whole childhood was centered around baseball,” Ali said, recalling playing with her dad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Ali and his team have been analyzing the behavior of individual investors by collecting and processing reams of trading data, he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
With the defence backing off, Ali Olwan ran from the halfway line to the penalty area before expertly curling the ball in off the post to give Jordan their first World Cup goal.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
"If you don't, it will take even longer for Ali to get his green card."
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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