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The Numidian chieftain who seemingly raised Lucius?
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
There, Dylan meets Sky (Eve Lindley, recently seen in Bros and Dispatches from Elsewhere), an equestrian who’s involved romantically with the ranch’s brooding chieftain (The Conners’ Rene Rosado) but takes an immediate liking to Dylan.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 July 2024
In 1598 an alliance of chieftains in the north of Ireland, a stronghold of resistance to English rule, mounted a guerrilla war against the Elizabethan crown.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
The Israeli military did not specify whether Hezbollah chieftain Hassan Nasrallah, who last week had harshly denounced the recent Israeli attacks and vowed revenge, was a target.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
There, Dylan meets Sky (Eve Lindley, recently seen in Bros and Dispatches from Elsewhere), an equestrian who’s involved romantically with the ranch’s brooding chieftain (The Conners’ Rene Rosado) but takes an immediate liking to Dylan.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 July 2024
In 1598 an alliance of chieftains in the north of Ireland, a stronghold of resistance to English rule, mounted a guerrilla war against the Elizabethan crown.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
The Israeli military did not specify whether Hezbollah chieftain Hassan Nasrallah, who last week had harshly denounced the recent Israeli attacks and vowed revenge, was a target.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Chieftain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chieftain. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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