noun
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Pierre Stambul, activist with the Union of French Jews for Peace which supported Abudaqa's challenge in court, said she hadn't held a senior position in the group for more than twenty years.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023
Two hours after midnight a horseman arrived who had forced his way through Stambul, his good steed collapsing as it reached the cypress grove of Bekshishtash.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
"I have just come from the Sultan, and I have brought with me his firman, in which he summons her to Stambul; not a hair of her head is to be crumpled."
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
Twelve thousand Janissaries, joined with the rabble of Stambul, are attacking the gates at the very time when the orchestra is playing its liveliest airs in the illuminated hall.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
Mahmoud watched from the summit of the imperial palace the devastation of Stambul and the devastation of his empire, and he saw no help anywhere.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
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