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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

Unfortunately for us, we could not vanquish him sufficiently to prevent his return.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2024

Vinciquerra helped vanquish such talk by shaping the studio into a more respected part of the PlayStation maker’s global empire.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

At the moment, the only victory he wanted was to vanquish an ice-cold drink and maybe some nachos.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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