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conquering hero





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Initially Zaslav was welcomed as a conquering hero who would save Warner from the evils of telecom executives who didn’t understand showbiz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Fifty-seven years after escaping the Nostromo, Ripley is found by a salvage crew and returns to Earth a conquering hero.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

And after his brush with an assassin’s bullet in Pennsylvania in mid-July, he arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee a day later as a conquering hero to his supporters.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

When Australia’s George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his “Mad Max: Fury Road” won six Oscars, he swept in like a conquering hero.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

“I’ll come, Teddy, rain or shine, and march before you, playing ‘Hail the conquering hero comes’ on a jew’s-harp.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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