conquest

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Technological advances like drones and cheaper precision missiles have leveled the playing field, making traditional conquest difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Now contrast those ancient memories with the Wu-Tang Clan’s national conquest in 2025, when their alleged swan song tour, “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber,” became one of summer’s hottest legacy tickets.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The comet became one of the most famous symbols associated with the year 1066 and even appears in the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Behind the dispute are competing narratives about historical memory between Mexico and Spain, which ruled Mexico for three centuries, starting with the Spanish conquest in 1521.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Because those ultimate causes developed differently on different continents, so did those agents of conquest.

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