warlord
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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
The military leader had been looking for co-operative allies, and Bai Suocheng - then a deputy of the warlord - fitted the bill.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
The thought of someone being so afraid that he had to sneak by made Chet feel like a warlord or warrior.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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