conquest
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Technological advances like drones and cheaper precision missiles have leveled the playing field, making traditional conquest difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Now contrast those ancient memories with the Wu-Tang Clan’s national conquest in 2025, when their alleged swan song tour, “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber,” became one of summer’s hottest legacy tickets.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The comet became one of the most famous symbols associated with the year 1066 and even appears in the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
King Felipe said in March that there had been "a lot of abuse" during the conquest of the territory that would become Mexico.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Those complex political units are much better able to mount a sustained war of conquest than is an egalitarian band of hunters.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing conquest
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center," Vocabulary from the speech
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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