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Recent Examples of overlord
In 1652, British settlers in America defied their royal overlords by setting up a mint in Boston.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Instead, a new AI named Kokoro disrupts Skynet’s attack, hijacking household robots to act as her army and installing herself as a quasi-benevolent overlord in Tokyo.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Maggie setting Marge on fire to stop her mom from chopping her into pieces with a kitchen knife is more subversive — and upsetting — than any Disney-era dig from The Simpsons at its corporate overlords.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Many of these sexagenarians have built empires from the ground up, guided their companies through mergers, spinoffs and acquisitions, and have skillfully steered their workforces through an ever-revolving series of corporate overlords.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Instead, a new AI named Kokoro disrupts Skynet’s attack, hijacking household robots to act as her army and installing herself as a quasi-benevolent overlord in Tokyo.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Maggie setting Marge on fire to stop her mom from chopping her into pieces with a kitchen knife is more subversive — and upsetting — than any Disney-era dig from The Simpsons at its corporate overlords.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Many of these sexagenarians have built empires from the ground up, guided their companies through mergers, spinoffs and acquisitions, and have skillfully steered their workforces through an ever-revolving series of corporate overlords.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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More specifically, in Europe the top three destinations for dictators are Russia, the UK and France!Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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When Assad’s reign ended on Sunday, the dictator fled to Moscow, where Russian President Vladimir Putin granted him asylum.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia.John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some tyrants just can’t resist meddling with the calendar.Jack Butler, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
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In Eggers’ version, however, there is a broader conspiracy at play, which is why Orlok — a near-ringer for 15th century despot Vlad the Impaler — proffers a deceptive foreign-language contract, locks Thomas in his empty, decaying home and sets sail to be reunited with Ellen.Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Freedom of the press and access to reliable information are pillars of democracy—freedoms which aspiring despots can manipulate to manufacture convenient new narratives, and rise to power.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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That includes the Roman emperor (Mikey Day) performing a rap written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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There, Lucius and his fellow gladiators must mount a full-scale attack on a warring ship for the entertainment of thousands of Romans watching, including its unhinged sibling emperors, Geta and Caracalla (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger).Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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In both cases, the invaders found, hidden in a large room behind a hidden door, a stunning quantity of treasures representing the wealth of generations of kings.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
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Under the terms of his HBO contract, he was not allowed to appear in another returning series, meaning his only option was to play Anglo-Saxon king Harold, who famously died on the battlefield in 1066 after being shot in the eye with an arrow.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Harry's case involves discussing highly emotional subjects, including the demise of his past relationship with Chelsy Davy, who the prince believes was driven away by the intrusion of the press.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The movie starts at a drowsy hilltop picnic, which is interrupted when a prince (Denzel Washington, magnificent) and his military entourage—including Branagh and Keanu Reeves, as the duke’s bad-hearted brother—ride into view, galloping up the Tuscan road in thrilling slow motion.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
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The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
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In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain.Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
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“Overlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlord. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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