Asir
Americannoun
noun
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Mater Dei sophomore running back Asir Nembhard had the only touchdown for his team, which gave the Monarchs their only lead of the night in the first quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The bus was transporting the pilgrims to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Monday when it hit a bridge in the south-western province of Asir, overturned and caught fire.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2023
It presents some of the same preservation challenges as the villages of Asir, where like in Jeddah, most old houses are privately owned and some are in grave disrepair.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2016
They called him Sheikh, or Emir, or by his kunya, Abu Asir.
From The New Yorker ● May 25, 2015
There were then three principal races of beings: men, whose dwelling was Midgard; Jotuns, who occupied Utgard; and the Asir, whose home was Asgard.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
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