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warlord

[wawr-lawrd] / ˈwɔrˌlɔrd /


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The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

In 2016, he struck a deal with a Karen warlord Saw Chit Thu, who controls territory in Myanmar along the Moei River, to build a new city together.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2025

I sensed that the long-furred one was the warlord of the fortress, while the small one was some kind of underling.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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