Word: conquerer
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...plantation economy; without African Americans to sing the work songs and field chants and slide their knife blades and bottlenecks across the strings of diddley bows and mail-order guitars, there would be no Delta blues. And without the blues, there would be no rock 'n' roll to conquer the world and help sell all those burgers and jeans and Fords and Chevys. The poorest, most oppressed people in America created its richest cultural legacy, and that, of course, yields all kinds of lessons for anyone willing to listen closely...
...eliminate the national debt --To create Social Security "savings accounts" --To create education and health-care trusts --To conquer Alzheimer's, diabetes, Lou Gehrig's disease, mental illness and HIV -To provide more money for nursing homes and hospitals...
...reason why, within the next quarter-century, the industry can't at last conquer a driving menace as old as the automobile itself. Think of it: a built-in car-sickness detector, able to identify the motion-queasy before they get into the car and start whining, and instantly bar their entry. Surely it's not asking too much to expect cars of the future to incorporate a dainty but palpable electric shock that reminds front-seat passengers to keep their stupid feet off the dashboard...
After one of its best fall seasons in recent memory and a winning spring, Harvard sailing is poised to conquer the continent as the team travels to compete in the Inter-Collegiate Yacht Racing Association (ICYRA) North American Championships in early June...
...professors like Arthur R. Miller and Michael J. Sandel are still out to conquer the rest of the academic world...