conquest
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Before we do a “House of the Dragon” flyby to examine its place in high fantasy’s conquest of TV and film, let’s talk about Sheepstealer.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
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
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
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said there was "no diplomatic crisis" with Spain after years of frosty relations over the conquest of the North American nation.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
With the Greek conquest of all advanced societies from Greece east to India under Alexander the Great in the late fourth century B.C., power finally made its first shift irrevocably westward.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The Al-Bass site is centred on a necropolis that dates back three millennia to Tyre's time as a major Phoenician city and was still in use until the Arab conquests of the 7h Century.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
He’s aware that online critics could dispute his conquests, so sometimes he insists on visiting multiple points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Covering 500 years and events from conquests to wars to racism, “America, América” should be required reading in those history classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
From 1815 to 1914, London presided over an expanding global system marked by industry, capital exports and colonial conquests, all spurred by the integration of the planet via railroad, steamship, telegraph and radio.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024
We boasted about our conquests, our athletic prowess, and how much money we were going to make once we had graduated.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing conquest
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center," Vocabulary from the speech
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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