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[wawr-lawrd] / ˈwɔrˌlɔrd /


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While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The region is replete with dissidents loyal to warlord Nestor Gregorio Vera Fernandez -- better known as Ivan Mordisco, Colombia's most wanted guerrilla.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Their warlord father is displeased with both of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

In 2016, he struck a deal with a Karen warlord Saw Chit Thu, who controls territory in Myanmar along the Moei River, to build a new city together.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025

I sensed that the long-furred one was the warlord of the fortress, while the small one was some kind of underling.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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