chieftain

Datu Atom Malimpnig, a Maguindanaon chieftain, said the newly formed coastline had left the group of fishermen and their families hesitant to return to their now-destroyed homes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The most straightforward, and successful, parts recount the 1836 abduction of a Mexican rancher’s wife named Camila by an Apache band led by the larger-than-life chieftain Mangas Coloradas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

“What were we supposed to do? Watch them get slaughtered and be silent?” said Muwaffaq Tarif, the spiritual chieftain of the 150,000-strong Druze community in Israel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

Charity Adams, changed back to “Fort Lee,” I can only imagine how the SCV and others would respond to a re-renaming after any Lee other than their holy Confederate chieftain.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025

Southward beyond the road lay the main force of the Haradrim, and there their horsemen were gathered about the standard of their chieftain.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

After a tumultuous start to 2025, corporate chieftains regained the confidence to pursue deals, resulting in the second-highest mergers volume on record in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

Zero rates took the pressure off corporate chieftains to restructure, innovate, and take risks, as Japan Inc. did before QE arrived.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

On the other hand, the possibly revolutionary impact from artificial intelligence argues that maybe it is still early days, no matter how abrasively these chieftains behave.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

Porter’s national prominence grew when, during congressional hearings, she grilled Trump administration officials and corporate chieftains using her whiteboard to make esoteric policy understandable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025

“Who is this stranger who speaks of omens?” asked one of the chieftains, eyeing the boy.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho