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a person engaged in military service
a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors
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But by the end of the Neolithic Age, with a world population of 100 million, the stakes were much higher, requiring more than a few warriors as well as strong leaders to subdue, even enslave, other people.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The first film recounts the Battle of Thermopylae during the Greco-Persian Wars, where King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) of Sparta leads 300 of his finest warriors against the massive Persian army commanded by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro).
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Crazy Horse was one of the Native American warriors who defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
This existential threat doesn’t sit well with women who embrace the calling to be advocates, allies or social justice warriors – not just for Black people, but for all people.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The editors were able to fuse a powerful depiction of unlikely warriors in a conflict zone with a loving and surprising portrait of artists.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Its walls sport murals of warriors, weapons and a man-chasing monster.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
The room has other murals showing warriors, anthropomorphized weapons and a monster chasing a man.
—Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The first film recounts the Battle of Thermopylae during the Greco-Persian Wars, where King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) of Sparta leads 300 of his finest warriors against the massive Persian army commanded by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro).
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Crazy Horse was one of the Native American warriors who defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
This existential threat doesn’t sit well with women who embrace the calling to be advocates, allies or social justice warriors – not just for Black people, but for all people.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The editors were able to fuse a powerful depiction of unlikely warriors in a conflict zone with a loving and surprising portrait of artists.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Its walls sport murals of warriors, weapons and a man-chasing monster.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
The room has other murals showing warriors, anthropomorphized weapons and a monster chasing a man.
—Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
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