henchmen
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Multiple battles with Claudius’ henchmen pepper Scarlet and Hijiri’s journey, as does an encounter with the United Nations of this place: a group of wandering nomads from around the world who’ve come together for companionship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
To keep up the “Hamlet” ties, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern show up, as a pair of henchmen trying to stop Scarlet, and there are cameos by Laertes and his father, Polonius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
And it is all being fed by sycophants and henchmen who have created a self-reinforcing feedback loop.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Instead, he’ll turn to his pool of henchmen and try to browbeat them through Senate confirmation.
From Slate ● May 31, 2025
If you were a young person in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, you were unable to separate your fear of Stalin and his henchmen from your genuine patriotic fervor for your Motherland.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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