conquer
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Of course, there’s always the rest of Los Angeles County to conquer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Danish restaurant critic Ole Troelsø, who has covered Copenhagen’s food scene for two decades said the chef has always reminded him of Napoleon Bonaparte for his “relentless drive to conquer new territory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Whether made with Aperol, Campari or Sarti, the spritz has rapidly established itself on terraces across Europe -- with Italy's Campari Group now hoping to conquer the heart of America.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
But he has recently sought to conquer other political territory.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Not only that, he could turn the drugstore into a thriving establishment and conquer the competition up the block.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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"That guy deserves to be in the history of our club, not just for what he does but for what his team conquers," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
Roan, dressed as a lordly knight, emerges from a castle and conquers it.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
In a vindication of sorts at the end of the documentary, Hamatsu becomes a climber and conquers Mount Everest, a feat he dedicates to Fukushima.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
“Life always conquers death; the beauty of nature ultimately triumphs.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
“Whoa, first of all, I never said anything about love. And second, what’s up with tragicT “Love conquers all,” Aphrodite promised.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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Aedes albopictus, a mosquito native to Asia that can transmit the same diseases as Aedes aegypti, conquered the country even faster thanks to developments in human infrastructure.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Having conquered the Commonwealth, Finucane was asked whether her attention will turn to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
But more of the country is to be conquered, with company executives saying they would focus a campaign on weekend brunch.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Multiple hurdles had to be conquered to make the groundbreaking ride — which finally opens this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sometimes, when the weight of my job becomes overwhelming, I begin to lament all the things lost when we conquered death.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Terry says Qantas is conquering "one of the last frontiers in commercial aviation".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The practice started when the financial-services companies that lined lower Broadway would throw their used stock-ticker tape out the window onto the conquering heroes passing below.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
But we all know summer fare like this is only ever as enjoyable as the monsters conjured up for conquering.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
“Michael” ends in 1988 with the star conquering the world on the “Bad” tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Then he went about conquering everything in sight.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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