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
  • Employees everywhere else depend on their bosses’ goodwill.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • In those years, neighborhood bosses used the literacy test and English-only ballots to hold onto their power and keep Puerto Ricans from voting for minority candidates.
    Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Today's listen The Marx brothers were kings of comedy in the years between World War I and World War II.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2026
  • The palace was the residence of French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI.
    Darlene Superville, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • After the official signing of the 14-point peace plan between the United States and Iran, world leaders have welcomed the diplomatic efforts.
    Pamela Avila, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Tech executives and other business leaders oppose the idea and have threatened to move to other states.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 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
  • Homeowners should also make sure they’re signed up for evacuation alerts from their local fire department, the chiefs added, and should not hesitate to evacuate at the sight or smell of smoke — regardless of whether an official evacuation has been ordered.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • Pay for deputy chiefs in the department range from $198,000 to $210,000 annually, according to data from the records request.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 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 19 Jun. 2026.

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