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
Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
England play Australia - ranked 10th in the world - next weekend, before a rematch with Rugby World Cup semi-final conquerors South Africa on 16 November.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
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
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