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Recent Examples of warlord
But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
But Demerzel is not about to gift the Empire to a warlord, and as soon as the three representatives open communications with the Mule, Demerzel does the same and presents a hologram of Dusk.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This thrilling prequel stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa and Alyla Browne as young Furiosa, who is abducted by the savage warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) — leader of the Biker Horde — and spends the next decade in captivity plotting her revenge and escape.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Infinity Gauntlet appears across the Marvel Universe and is used by galactic warlord Thanos as a way to safely and efficiently use the Infinity Stones.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
But Demerzel is not about to gift the Empire to a warlord, and as soon as the three representatives open communications with the Mule, Demerzel does the same and presents a hologram of Dusk.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This thrilling prequel stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa and Alyla Browne as young Furiosa, who is abducted by the savage warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) — leader of the Biker Horde — and spends the next decade in captivity plotting her revenge and escape.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Infinity Gauntlet appears across the Marvel Universe and is used by galactic warlord Thanos as a way to safely and efficiently use the Infinity Stones.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Turning the dial, Charlamagne’s elevation to multi-platform talk overlord reinforces the South Carolina chatter’s grip on the title of hip-hop personality called upon to represent the culture outside its confines.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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In the absence of her evil overlords, does Glinda live up to the task Elphaba entrusts her with?—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
22 Nov. 2025
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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That includes Democrats calling Trump a caudillo — a stereotypical Latin American strongman — or Republicans accusing Biden for being socialist in the style of left-wing Latin American leaders.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2024
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The company became a target in the legal fight to pay off creditors who lost oil assets, mining rights, and more when they were expropriated under Venezuela’s former socialist ruler, Hugo Chavez, almost 20 years ago.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Most of the vitriol has been aimed at the UAE, with Emiratis largely exercising restraint — and, unlike the Qatar episode, both are avoiding personal attacks on rulers (or their mothers).—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The fascination with boss-employee relationships will probably never fade.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Another individual familiar with events said Turness, the boss of BBC News, has repeatedly made efforts to get the corporation to respond to Prescott’s memo.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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