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chieftain

[cheef-tuhn, -tin] / ˈtʃif tən, -tɪn /


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My husband had bought this old Pontiac Chieftain, as a surprise for me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

"I tried using the time constructively," Mr Devonport, who served as a Chieftain gunner in the First Royal Tank Regiment, said.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

The Chieftain, on the other hand, makes her feel like “a proper size.“

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

Patton denied any wrongdoing in an interview with The Pueblo Chieftain in November.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

And to this day the feathers of the raven are black, and he is a bird of ill-omen upon the earth because of his encounter with the Great Chieftain long ago.

From Canadian Fairy Tales by MacMillan, Cyrus




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