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vanquish

[vang-kwish, van-] / ˈvæŋ kwɪʃ, ˈvæn- /


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The militias emerged during the U.S. occupation of Iraq and later helped the U.S. vanquish Islamic State.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

There is a problem, though, and it comes from the unlikelihood that OpenAI or Anthropic will ever vanquish the other.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

Instead, still a couple of weeks out from his 18th birthday, Littler calmly made his way through the rounds and then put in a display as mature as it was astonishing to vanquish Van Gerwen.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

Unfortunately for us, we could not vanquish him sufficiently to prevent his return.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2024

At the moment, the only victory he wanted was to vanquish an ice-cold drink and maybe some nachos.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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