conquered

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Ashgabat draws the origins of the cult to Turkmenistan's pre-statehood era, when nomadic tribes lived on the desert lands before Russia conquered them in the 19th century.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Bayliss contrasts the failure of Sparta with the success of Rome, a state that freely admitted non-Romans, including conquered nations, to citizen status.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"Iran doesn't have an independence day because they have not been conquered since the days of Alexander the Great."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"She came, she saw, she conquered," remembers Tony Blair.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

As the years went on, her aunt seemed to gauge in a look the icy distances that Elizabeth had put between them, and that would certainly never be conquered now.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin