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vanquish

[vang-kwish, van-] / ˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn- /


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Warsh has vowed the Fed will vanquish inflation and meet its 2% goal, but Wall Street investors have grown more doubtful.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

There is a problem, though, and it comes from the unlikelihood that OpenAI or Anthropic will ever vanquish the other.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

They vanquish carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, a gas of which I am very fond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Unfortunately for us, we could not vanquish him sufficiently to prevent his return.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2024

“It is only to vanquish another knight I know of, who is distressing some “I will promise that gladly.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

For instance, in one scene in the Depardieu film, Cyrano duels and vanquishes a vicomte who insults his nose.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022

In the end, the BSC vanquishes the BSA by, essentially, tattling on them to the town’s parents.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2020

The sequel, which George P. Cosmatos directed, vanquishes any trace of interiority and tripled the original’s domestic gross.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2020

The verse in Crimp’s woos and vanquishes just as seductively, though the leaner verse couples of rap battles and poetry slams.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2020

Man vanquishes the one only as in the grace of God he is able to vanquish the other.

From The Atonement and the Modern Mind by James Denney

But before it was vanquished, the blaze chewed through about a third of the island, one of five that comprise Channel Islands National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

A mystery not long ago, San Antonio’s star from France has conquered the NBA and vanquished its defending champion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Flags of every homebuilding giant flew on vanquished ground: DR Horton, Lennar.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

In this zero-sum view of the world, any perceived enemies must not merely be defeated but vanquished altogether.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

I couldn't absorb the fact that we were now liberated, even as our enemies, the vanquished German soldiers, streamed past us by the hundreds.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Moments after vanquishing Conner, the Mighty Mary crew learned that Koch had agreed to a three-way deal with Conner and a third yacht syndicate, Young America, to slide all three teams to the final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Whether it’s vanquishing assailants or surreptitiously surveilling enemies, daemons provide significant advantages for their masters.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

It neatly sums up the endgame in which we find ourselves — and his vanquishing of the preacher Eli speaks to what we worship in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

The demand for justice for a woman resonates with Durga Puja anyway, a festival built around a goddess vanquishing evil.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

He committed the United States to vanquishing the dictators who would deprive others of their freedom.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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