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conquest

[kon-kwest, kong-] / ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ- /




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On Saturday, leaders of his party largely refrained from joining a thousands-strong march against American conquest, which was described as the largest protest in Greenland’s modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal

That name is thought to honor the Zoroastrian Iranians’ resistance to Arab conquest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tapestry tells the story of the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and is widely believed to have been created in Kent.

From BBC

Historically, more territory has changed hands through conquest than transactions, but cash and gold have shifted many international borders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or, as in “Stranger Things” and “Weapons,” the gestalt entity may be ruled by one being devoted to conquest and control.

From Salon