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warlord

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as in overlord

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Recent Examples of warlord The Mandalorian And Grogu picks up here, with Mando running contracts for the New Republic, taking down Imperial warlords. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 There are also some brief shots of Rotta being tortured, and an Imperial warlord who is swiftly slain during a heated confrontation. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 May 2026 Several countries have refused to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who are both wanted on ICC warrants, and Italy declined to hand over a Libyan warlord last year, returning him on a state plane to Tripoli instead. — ABC News, 20 May 2026 His breakthrough came playing Oda Nobunaga, the volatile 16th-century warlord, in an NHK taiga drama that ran for much of the year. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warlord

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This actually comes in the wake of a public schism between showrunner Ryan Condal and universe overlord George RR Martin, who has bemoaned significant changes to his original story.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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Maduro’s arrest is being compared to the 1989 invasion of Panama and rendition of its caudillo, Manuel Noriega, to Miami to be convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes.

— Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
Hatuey, the Taíno chief who fought the Spanish conquistadores and is known as the Americas’ earliest revolutionary, was a caudillo.

— Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025

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Since overthrowing the Assad dynasty, Syria’s new rulers have struggled to exert control across the country and to check extremist groups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
The aluminum venture also deepens the relationship between IHC — chaired by Abu Dhabi’s deputy ruler Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed — and billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, following IHC’s $2 billion investment in Adani companies in 2022.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

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Like Sir Richard Branson himself, Virgin lets the hair grow long and undoes a few buttons while still making savvy business decisions, like a boss.

— JP Brammer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
My last bosses had created a toxic work environment in which people hesitated to speak up, question authority, or make mistakes.

— Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

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