Tikrit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Army 25 mm rounds of depleted uranium ammunition, photographed Feb. 11, 2004, in Tikrit, Iraq.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023
A resident of the central Iraqi city of Tikrit, Mundhir tried to go on Hajj several times over the past two decades, but never made the draw.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023
Videau adds that there was a constant plume of thick black smoke rising from the pit at Speicher, located near the city of Tikrit.
From Fox News • Dec. 20, 2021
The Wall Street Journal reporter Yochi Dreazen, who got stuck in a bathroom in Hussein’s palace in Tikrit by accident, also wrote about “gold-handled toilets and bidets.”
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2021
Ms. Grande said that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi directed a well-organized rebuilding effort in Tikrit led by the federal government — something that has not been replicated elsewhere.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2016
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