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vanquish

[vang-kwish, van-] / ˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn- /


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What follows focuses on Martin and Lora’s daughter Josie, who forges a successful life—she goes to Harvard and starts a family—but can never vanquish her longing for her father’s return.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

There is a problem, though, and it comes from the unlikelihood that OpenAI or Anthropic will ever vanquish the other.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

And writers’ enthusiasm for em dashes is often hard-won, given that plenty of editors and readers would be happy to vanquish those ostentatious marks from the page entirely.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

No actor could vanquish the memory preserved for posterity in Elia Kazan’s film.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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




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