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Warsh has vowed the Fed will vanquish inflation and meet its 2% goal, but Wall Street investors have grown more doubtful.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Martin writes in “The Hedge Knight” that Aerion “could vanquish Ser Duncan the Tall, but not Dunk of Flea Bottom.”

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

One of these companies has a slightly more tolerable vision than the rest, although it’s fair to question whether any one of these ideals could ever vanquish the others.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

The sleepy town of Hawkins is under quarantine as the show’s heroes search for a way to find and vanquish the baddie Vecna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

That woman had a devious mind that was only predictable when she scented an opportunity to vanquish her husband.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

For instance, in one scene in the Depardieu film, Cyrano duels and vanquishes a vicomte who insults his nose.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022

“Do I have it in me?” she asks aloud with Fältskog, and in that moment, their merger vanquishes uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

The sequel, which George P. Cosmatos directed, vanquishes any trace of interiority and tripled the original’s domestic gross.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2020

The verse in Crimp’s woos and vanquishes just as seductively, though the leaner verse couples of rap battles and poetry slams.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2020

His contempt for abstract speculation comes out when he vanquishes Berkeley,29 not with a grin, but by 'striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone.'

From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Sir Leslie Stephen

The prime minister has vanquished opposition parties, expanded his own Bharatiya Janata Party into an election-winning juggernaut, and intimidated many critics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was the Hufflepuff who, with the help of passengers, vanquished the dementor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Once the slave power had been vanquished, the Reconstruction Congress sought to enshrine birthright citizenship in the Constitution so it could never be stripped away again.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

The people of New York vanquished him with none of the spite he has spent decades sowing, but with grace, love, and pride in their city.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

In the dim light he could see Leslie’s face freeze into its most queenly pose—the kind of expression she usually reserved for vanquished enemies.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

Whether it’s vanquishing assailants or surreptitiously surveilling enemies, daemons provide significant advantages for their masters.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

In a fascinating footnote, the disgraced admiral reclaimed his reputation and won a peerage in Britain by vanquishing the French in a 1782 naval battle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Hoping to avoid joining the historic list, the Lakers get a third try at vanquishing the Rockets for good in Game 6 on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

The demand for justice for a woman resonates with Durga Puja anyway, a festival built around a goddess vanquishing evil.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

He committed the United States to vanquishing the dictators who would deprive others of their freedom.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly