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One of them may have been the chieftain who buried the weapons.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Starring Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, the awkward son of a Viking chieftain, HTTYD is a masterclass in the hero’s journey.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Yet, congressional chieftains like Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon and Senator Nelson Aldrich saw reorganizing the executive branch as wholly different.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
The Met’s chieftain has had prior issues with free expression in the cultural press.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Starring Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, the awkward son of a Viking chieftain, HTTYD is a masterclass in the hero’s journey.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Yet, congressional chieftains like Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon and Senator Nelson Aldrich saw reorganizing the executive branch as wholly different.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
The Met’s chieftain has had prior issues with free expression in the cultural press.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Chieftain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chieftain. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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