strongman
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Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Clayton led the office during high-profile matters including the prosecution of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro on narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
AFP was given rare access to the competition, held at an equestrian complex in the capital Ashgabat and presided over by strongman president Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Gurbanguly's son.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
"He has shaped the image of the first populist president, the first acclaimed strongman of the 21st Century."
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
In Africa he’s just another strongman from the history books.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Fabrizio Foschini, a researcher at the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said during earlier decades of war "mining mainly benefited insurgent groups, including the Taliban, and local strongmen with links to corrupt government officials".
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 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
But the alliance between the children of two former strongmen presidents soon unravelled as they pursued separate political agendas.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
But the real strongmen see right through him.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 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
