strongman
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It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
He also represented Alex Saab, who American prosecutors said laundered money for Venezuela’s former strongman, Nicolás Maduro, and oversaw the importation of often-rotten food to a poverty-stricken country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
"He has shaped the image of the first populist president, the first acclaimed strongman of the 21st Century."
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
There are sufficient numbers of otherwise normal people who are attracted to the pathocrats because of their charisma and strongman appeal — enough to lift them to power.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Sheed looked like a circus strongman lifting his one-handed.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
It was a fitting conversation for two strongmen, who have described each other as best friends, and who, after a combined 39 years in power, show no signs of stepping down.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
It may set an example for other strongmen too: Max is now available for download in dozens of countries allied with Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
“Especially in a city of refugees like Miami, a lot of people have escaped dictatorships and strongmen who’ve shut down dissenting opinions,” said Costantini in an interview Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
I hadn’t seen it while they were sitting, but now that they were moving it was painfully obvious they were church strongmen.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
