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warlords

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plural of warlord

as in overlords

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By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Correspondence to the point of conflation appeared in the sixteenth century, when rulers were nostalgic for the assurances of feudalism.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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
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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Office life has changed dramatically in the years since the pandemic, and many of us are still adjusting to the reality of being back in the room with our colleagues and bosses.

— Morgan Sullivan, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026
So the Nineties theme looked like a way to remind the new corporate bosses of why MTV used to rule as the musical epicenter of pop culture.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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Her argument pushes against a much louder story from Silicon Valley, where AI leaders keep warning that white-collar work is about to be automated.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Corporate leaders go undercover within their own organizations to gain firsthand insight into their workforce and operations.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
The couples worked together through The Royal Foundation and delighted the public whenever the princes and their partners stepped out together.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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The South's joint chiefs said Saturday the military stepped up surveillance and vigilance for possible further launches from the North and was closely sharing information with the United States and Japan.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The news of film chiefs’ imminent exit comes as Paramount Skydance prepares for its landmark $111 billion merger with Warner Bros.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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These innovations may reduce the number of bureaucrats autocrats need.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
In other countries that have recently experienced democratic backsliding, such as Turkey and Hungary, installing loyalists in the judiciary and in government agencies has played a key role in helping autocrats consolidate power.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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