warlord
Example Sentences
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While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“The representation of Odysseus as a reluctant warlord makes a nonsense of the movie’s imagined world,” she writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The region is replete with dissidents loyal to warlord Nestor Gregorio Vera Fernandez -- better known as Ivan Mordisco, Colombia's most wanted guerrilla.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
He had wanted to prop up allies in Laukkaing after ousting its former warlord.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
“Not such a mighty and powerful warlord now, are you?” he said, purring.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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