conqueror
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Gilgamesh returns to his kingdom of Uruk not as a conqueror but as a witness: to loss, to limitation, to the fragile beauty of what cannot last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"Historically, Joan was a conqueror romantically also, not just Bob."
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024
Chris Hemsworth, in one of the most colorful and transformative performances of his career, plays the villain Dementus with the flair of a deranged Roman conqueror.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
Van Gerwen's conqueror Suljovic will play Dave Chisnall, while world number one Humphries has been drawn to play Benjamin Reus of Denmark.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
First arriving in Egypt in 332, the young conqueror was on his way to consult the oracle of Zeus-Ammon at Siwah when he first glimpsed the site of Alexandria.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
HIRRI, Syria — Mohammad Khalawi explains the devastation of Syria’s Deir al-Zour province through the scars left by the many conquerors who passed through during 13 years of civil war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
England play Australia - ranked 10th in the world - next weekend, before a rematch with Rugby World Cup semi-final conquerors South Africa on 16 November.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024
Men who seize this opportunity are not conquered or conquerors.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
If an enemy sovereign was slain, as apparently happened in Mutal, the conquerors often didn’t emplace a new one; kings were divine, and thus by definition irreplaceable.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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