conquerors

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He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Grimsby Town, the only League Two side still standing and conquerors of Manchester United, get another home tie against Premier League Brentford.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Men who seize this opportunity are not conquered or conquerors.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Conversely, few or no distinctive lethal germs awaited would-be European conquerors in the New World.

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