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warlord

[wawr-lawrd] / ˈwɔrˌlɔrd /


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Their warlord father is displeased with both of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The actor also played the doomed warlord who divides his kingdom between his sons in "Ran", Kurosawa's 1985 film based on the Shakespeare play "King Lear".

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The military leader had been looking for co-operative allies, and Bai Suocheng - then a deputy of the warlord - fitted the bill.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Mr. Prigozhin, a caterer turned warlord who grew rich on state contracts, was an unlikely messenger.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

What happens is a warlord named Chobin shows up with an army at Khosrou’s palace.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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