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Six assassination attempts later, the now-adult chieftain appears during a 2021 demonstration outside the National Congress Palace in Brasilia, which turns violent when riot police open fire on protesters.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 June 2025
Researchers believe the weapons were buried after a battle for ceremonial or ritual purposes in connection to the chieftain’s residence.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The story of Hiccup and Toothless continues, with Hiccup now chieftain of Berk.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
They are being preyed upon by a sinister Moro chieftain, Alipang, who deploys fierce, seemingly unstoppable suicide warriors.
—Paul A. Kramer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2017
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 June 2025
Researchers believe the weapons were buried after a battle for ceremonial or ritual purposes in connection to the chieftain’s residence.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The story of Hiccup and Toothless continues, with Hiccup now chieftain of Berk.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
They are being preyed upon by a sinister Moro chieftain, Alipang, who deploys fierce, seemingly unstoppable suicide warriors.
—Paul A. Kramer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2017
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“Chieftain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chieftain. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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