conquerors

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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

In the 7th Century, as Arab conquerors swept across North Africa, they brought with them their language and the Islamic religion.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 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

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