warlords

plural of warlord

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Noun
  • The vote underscores the staying power of Africa’s aging leaders on a continent that has some of the world’s oldest rulers despite boasting the youngest population globally.
    Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Swift passes both Rihanna and Drake, who sit side-by-side with 14 rulers apiece.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • New laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Illinois seek to curb AI bias, rein in ‘robo bosses’ and protect children from opaque, emotionally manipulative chatbots.
    Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Happily the Beemer bosses have taken the latter road.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
    Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The New York Knicks, comeback kings to the end, roared back from 16 points down in Game 5 to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to seal their first NBA title in 53 years, kicking off raucous celebrations among A-listers in the arena in San Antonio and fans in the streets back in New York.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Just over a year ago, a federal judge dismissed a possible federal consent decree with the department, leading to now-former police chief Brian O'Hara, Mayor Jacob Frey and leaders from the state human rights department to double down on a joint commitment to the local decree.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Payments went to Indigenous chiefs, who passed part of the money to local associations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Many of the speakers included longtime volunteer firefighters and former Norwich volunteer chiefs.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
  • Almost overnight, countries that had long outsourced their energy security to autocrats found their supplies cut, and their economies shaken.
    Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Warlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlords. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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