conquering

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The practice started when the financial-services companies that lined lower Broadway would throw their used stock-ticker tape out the window onto the conquering heroes passing below.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

But we all know summer fare like this is only ever as enjoyable as the monsters conjured up for conquering.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

After conquering the bantamweight division, Inoue moved up to super-bantamweight in July 2023 and became the undisputed champion later that year.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But as it turned out, days after the Games came to a close, Norway wasn’t done conquering Milan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Why, despite that head start, did Europeans end up conquering Australia, rather than vice versa?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond