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The story of Hiccup and Toothless continues, with Hiccup now chieftain of Berk.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
They are being preyed upon by a sinister Moro chieftain, Alipang, who deploys fierce, seemingly unstoppable suicide warriors.
—Paul A. Kramer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2017
Arriving just days before what can often be a bustling acquisitions marketplace at the Cannes Film Festival, studio chieftains hastily organized war rooms to discuss implications surrounding the tariffs and ponder potential courses of action.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Indeed, calls for higher taxation of millionaires, including corporate chieftains, should not be conflated with calls for higher taxation of corporations.
—Gary Hufbauer, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2011
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
They are being preyed upon by a sinister Moro chieftain, Alipang, who deploys fierce, seemingly unstoppable suicide warriors.
—Paul A. Kramer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2017
Arriving just days before what can often be a bustling acquisitions marketplace at the Cannes Film Festival, studio chieftains hastily organized war rooms to discuss implications surrounding the tariffs and ponder potential courses of action.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Indeed, calls for higher taxation of millionaires, including corporate chieftains, should not be conflated with calls for higher taxation of corporations.
—Gary Hufbauer, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2011
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“Chieftain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chieftain. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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