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overlord

[oh-ver-lawrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌlɔrd /


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"I think Your Idol is such a banger," says Kang about song the Saja Boys sing while feeding the souls of their audience to the evil overlord Gwi-Ma.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

She says this with a sense of awe, marveling at how much closer Krystle will be to this wonderful, romantic overlord.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

First Paul falls in love with Chani, a Fremen warrior who sees the messiah prophecy as overlord propaganda, which naturally threatens to back-burner his mom.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

In our view, the best chance for the Bay Area schools to generate serious interest from Fox is to secure invitations from the ACC and its media overlord, ESPN.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Once again the newly self-titled overlord of crime had outsmarted a couple of mere animals.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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