conquerors

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He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

While they do have to play Bayern Munich, Inter and Atletico Madrid, Arsenal were otherwise drawn against low-seeded teams in Pots 2, 3 and 4, including Celtic's Kazakh conquerors Kairat Almaty.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

HIRRI, Syria — Mohammad Khalawi explains the devastation of Syria’s Deir al-Zour province through the scars left by the many conquerors who passed through during 13 years of civil war.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Men who seize this opportunity are not conquered or conquerors.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Conversely, few or no distinctive lethal germs awaited would-be European conquerors in the New World.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond