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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

Moulay Ibrahim Taleb Ali, a 40-year-old who heads a cooperative that produces the daraa, welcomed the UN move.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Saudi national Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, 51, is currently on trial over last year's attack.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Officials say Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, was an "untypical" attacker.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Ben Taleb has been listening intently, and not a word of what has passed escapes his ear.

From Miss Caprice by Rathborne, George, St.

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