Taleb

British

/ ˈtælɪb /

noun

(in Afghanistan) a member of the Taliban

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Commentator Nassim Taleb amplifies the volume with bankruptcy warnings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Taleb said trips to repair his artificial leg and attend medical checkups cost around US$80 -- an impossible burden for a family struggling to survive.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Saudi man Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, 51, is currently on trial for the attack.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

The Saudi authorities, I am told, are currently working flat out to collate everything they have on the Magdeburg market suspect, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, and to share it with Germany's ongoing investigation "in every way possible".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

A couple of servants wait upon the owner of the house, Ben Taleb, the Moorish doctor.

From Miss Caprice by Rathborne, George, St.

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