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like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
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The announcement comes weeks after officials announced that a pharaoh's priceless bracelet had been stolen the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The mysteries of Cleopatra’s death Despite her short life of just 39 years, Cleopatra made an impact on the ancient world as one of a handful of female rulers and the last pharaoh of Egypt.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Was the implication that Seqenenra couldn’t even control the hippopotami — a basic skill for any self-respecting pharaoh?
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Many archaeologists believe the pharaoh was buried near the royal palace in Alexandria, which sank into the sea following an earthquake and tsunami in A.D. 365.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The mysteries of Cleopatra’s death Despite her short life of just 39 years, Cleopatra made an impact on the ancient world as one of a handful of female rulers and the last pharaoh of Egypt.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Was the implication that Seqenenra couldn’t even control the hippopotami — a basic skill for any self-respecting pharaoh?
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Many archaeologists believe the pharaoh was buried near the royal palace in Alexandria, which sank into the sea following an earthquake and tsunami in A.D. 365.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pharaoh
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaoh. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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