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conquer

[kong-ker] / ˈkɒŋ kər /




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"I think that there's a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion," he argues.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Inside North Korea’s operation to conquer the American job market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 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

Of course, there’s always the rest of Los Angeles County to conquer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Sure, the loot will be grand when we conquer the Ab—Ouch!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

“Life always conquers death; the beauty of nature ultimately triumphs.”

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2024

However, if Buzzy has already begun to master the art of the Sorting Hat quiz, perhaps it’s only a matter of time before he conquers the rest of the SEO tentpoles.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2023

"It's also a message of hope that ultimately love conquers all."

From BBC Jan. 9, 2023

The anniversary Masses are hopeful, Weiss said, with a theme that light conquers darkness.

From Seattle Times Dec. 12, 2022

“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

Since its arrival in the Americas centuries ago, Aedes aegypti has conquered the Southern states, swaths of the Midwest, and much of California, and has begun to advance up the East Coast.

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

The missile is named after the Battle of Khaybar, the 628 campaign in which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces conquered the fortified oasis of Khaybar, then held by Arabian Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Technology, in the form of weapons and transport, provides the direct means by which certain peoples have expanded their realms and conquered other peoples.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“The idea that he descends on Westminster like he is a conquering hero, it doesn’t have a logic,” said Philip Cowley, a politics professor at Queen Mary University of London.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 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

Despite conquering all in the sport, a humble Mullins praised the team behind him.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Maniac produced his certificate for conquering Cobble’s Knot, and twenty minutes later the young runaways were at tacking a large pizza with pepperoni.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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