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Senussi

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/ sɛˈnuːsɪ /

noun

  1. a member of a zealous and aggressive Muslim sect of North Africa and Arabia, founded in 1837 by Sidi Mohammed ibn Ali al Senussi (?1787–1859)

"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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Or, if admissible and verified, the Senussi Files might prove once and for all what Dick Marquise and other investigators have been saying all along.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

He has sent detectives copies of 20 documents said to be from the Senussi archive.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025

Senussi was sentenced to life but has never spent a single day in a French jail.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025

Prosecutors said Senussi had been allowed to see relatives, but denied lawyers had been prevented from visiting their clients at the prison.

From Reuters Apr. 14, 2014

In many districts the Senussi convents supply the only settled element, and the local Bedouins largely belong to the Order.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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