conquered

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Ashgabat draws the origins of the cult to Turkmenistan's pre-statehood era, when nomadic tribes lived on the desert lands before Russia conquered them in the 19th century.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

A mystery not long ago, San Antonio’s star from France has conquered the NBA and vanquished its defending champion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"Iran doesn't have an independence day because they have not been conquered since the days of Alexander the Great."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It has conquered Silicon Valley, jolted Wall Street and even managed to scramble Anthropic’s fiercest rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

During the early seventeenth century the English conquered Ireland and declared a half-million acres of Irish land open to settlement.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz