overlord
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Mr. Washington, star of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” has one of the richer roles, as the tech overlord who with supple suavity plays upon his friends’ weaknesses and sensitivities to achieve his ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In comparing those statistics with those of its former colonial overlord, Hartnett, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist, found an emphatic stateside outperformance on almost all fronts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
"I think Your Idol is such a banger," says Kang about song the Saja Boys sing while feeding the souls of their audience to the evil overlord Gwi-Ma.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
In the sequel panel, the tables have turned: The same guy is chained in a postapocalyptic hellscape while the woman lounges happily with her robot overlord, smugly nibbling chocolates.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
Hadn’t he realized that he was facing Chickenhound, the overlord of all criminals?
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The S&P’s overlords cannot guarantee that this will continue, but they can treat as sacred the rules that give the index credibility.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
But some of the tech moguls angling to become our AI overlords aren’t like you and me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
In short, Wall Street welcomes our robot overlords.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The overlords never relaxed their hold on the swinging doors until the bell clanged the end of recess.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
