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Recent Examples of warlord
Others were kidnapped off the streets in China and taken by gunpoint to enclaves run by ethnic warlords and Chinese crime gangs, survivors said.
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That's the same South Africa that once hosted a Sudanese dictator after the ICC issued warrants for his arrest on crimes against humanity and genocide and then, last year, also hosted a Sudanese warlord accused of crimes against humanity.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The country has become a magnet for warlords, arms dealers, human traffickers, poachers, drug syndicates and generals wanted by international courts.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
My wife, who is not an international money launderer or mercenary warlord, was turned down for a savings account with a UK bank last year because her driving license had expired.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That's the same South Africa that once hosted a Sudanese dictator after the ICC issued warrants for his arrest on crimes against humanity and genocide and then, last year, also hosted a Sudanese warlord accused of crimes against humanity.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The country has become a magnet for warlords, arms dealers, human traffickers, poachers, drug syndicates and generals wanted by international courts.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
My wife, who is not an international money launderer or mercenary warlord, was turned down for a savings account with a UK bank last year because her driving license had expired.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlord
Noun
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Comeback stories have been heralded and our AI robot overlords have been held at bay — for now.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Add to that, a cunning House Speaker (Modine), tech overlords, Wall Street power brokers, and some White House secrets from Mullen’s single term in office.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Deriving from the word caudillo, or strongman, caudillismo is a quintessential Latin American political phenomenon.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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That includes Democrats calling Trump a caudillo — a stereotypical Latin American strongman — or Republicans accusing Biden for being socialist in the style of left-wing Latin American leaders.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2024
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Her cold, calculating demeanor and constant desire to be in authority also reflect Capricorn's planetary ruler, Saturn.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Only The Beatles have collected more, as the British rock group snagged 19 rulers during the band’s time together and in the years following the break-up felt around the world.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The news was revealed by Channel 5 content boss Ben Frow at a showcase in London, as Channel 5 and streamer My5 officially rebrand under one unified brand titled 5.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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And her new partner, Lafferty (Dash Mihok), an old buddy of her dismissive boss (Patch Darragh), would rather babble about his digestive woes than help the desperate women of Kensington.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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The cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, dated Feb. 21, 1925, carried no portraits of potentates or tycoons, no headlines, no come-ons.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Warlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlord. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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