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The park has courted a local clientele, with Saudi citizens and residents representing 95% of visitors so far, according to a person close to the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Other leaders in attendance include some eager for US attention, such as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has courted Trump for support in his country's conflict with India.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The US has courted India in recent years as a bulwark against an increasingly assertive China.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

It’s not the first time Reges has courted controversy or been rebuked by university leadership.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

He has courted experience, among other things the experience of putting forth his power in a contest with the sea and performing a great feat of engineering.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno