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warlord

[wawr-lawrd] / ˈwɔrˌlɔrd /


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Rather than studiously ignoring the intergalactic warlord, as some may have been tempted to do, Burnham shook him warmly by the hand as he was elected Labour MP for Makerfield.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

It is a warrior ethos that we see here come under question as Murashige and his castle look increasingly boxed in by the attacking warlord.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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 actor also played the doomed warlord who divides his kingdom between his sons in "Ran", Kurosawa's 1985 film based on the Shakespeare play "King Lear".

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

In one warren, the Owsla may be the band of a warlord: in another, it may consist largely of clever patrollers or garden-raiders.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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