conquer
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Ben Wang delivers a breakthrough performance in the title role as a kid who tries to conquer his anxiety issues head-on by running for class president.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
"We need more of that too, because we need to connect again much more with people. We will need to conquer the hearts and minds again."
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
With viewers set to find out if the pair's simmering forbidden love can conquer all, Australian actress Yerin Ha, who plays Sophie, tells Newsbeat that representing her community is all she's "ever wanted".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
It is an accomplishment of modern thinking to get to the point where we said, “You can’t go around conquering territory, and to conquer a territory doesn’t mean you have a right to the territory.”
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
“I know you can’t, sweetheart. But you don’t make an effort to conquer it.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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