chieftain
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Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde—Gen. Franco to you and me; Caudillo de España, or chieftain of Spain, to his countrymen—died on Nov. 20, 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
In the latter respects, the series also resembles “Game of Thrones,” where Momoa spent two seasons as chieftain Khal Drogo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Charity Adams, changed back to “Fort Lee,” I can only imagine how the SCV and others would respond to a re-renaming after any Lee other than their holy Confederate chieftain.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025
Now, the mercenary chieftain would be subordinated to Mr. Shoigu, an unparalleled political survivor in modern Russia and Mr. Prigozhin’s sworn enemy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
For even the Wise might fear to withstand the Nine, when they are gathered together under their fell chieftain.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Zero rates took the pressure off corporate chieftains to restructure, innovate, and take risks, as Japan Inc. did before QE arrived.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
On the other hand, the possibly revolutionary impact from artificial intelligence argues that maybe it is still early days, no matter how abrasively these chieftains behave.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Crypto kings, billionaires needing agency approvals, felons buying pardons, AI chieftains on the prowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Porter’s national prominence grew when, during congressional hearings, she grilled Trump administration officials and corporate chieftains using her whiteboard to make esoteric policy understandable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
Then he persuaded—and had a great difficulty in doing so—certain of the chieftains to hide inside it, along with himself, of course.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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