conquer
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The Tuareg rebels later predicted they would conquer the country's north and the junta would "fall".
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
"Ceredigion's rich mineral and ore deposits were a major reason the Romans sought to conquer this area," she added.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
It is an accomplishment of modern thinking to get to the point where we said, “You can’t go around conquering territory, and to conquer a territory doesn’t mean you have a right to the territory.”
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
There he encountered climbers questing to conquer the Seven Summits—the highest mountain peaks on each continent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
I remember what Chief Crowe said about the Vampir spell and how the Night Brothers used it to conquer death.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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