conquest

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News of the 24 February invitation comes after the monarch acknowledged there had been "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of the territory that would become Mexico.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Noble makes Richard’s conquest not only convincing but something of a sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

It was a fever dream of geopolitical conquest.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Alexander Gabuev, the director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin who played Putin in the exercise, pointed out that the smokescreen of “humanitarian” intervention was crucial to enable Russian conquest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The military uses of horses and camels, and the killing power of animal-derived germs, complete the list of major links between food production and conquest that we shall be exploring.

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