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Ashur

American  
[ah-shoor, ash-er] / ˈɑ ʃʊər, ˈæʃ ər /

noun

  1. Assur.

  2. a first name.


Ashur British  
/ ˈæʃʊə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Assur

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But Ashur sees her and the rest of his gladiators as property, believing his wealth and diplomatic acumen can one day buy him a seat at the table of Rome’s most powerful.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Washington also caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Ashur Carraha that pulled the Skyhawks to 27-24 with 4:32 remaining.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

Ashur offers a suave Wale who conveys both the character’s jaded self-assurance and bedrock sincerity.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022

In other words, the claim of the Prophetic Movement was not only that Yahweh was superior to Ashur, but that Ashur was not really a god in the first place.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

He was a pupil of Ashur B. Durand in New York, and in 1860-1862 studied in Spain, Italy, France and England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

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