tribesman
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tribesmen
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The horned skull of a Naga tribesman was among thousands of items that European colonial administrators had collected from the state.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
While he was still playing professional football, Simpson appeared in the 1977 miniseries "Roots" as an African tribesman and hosted a 1978 episode of "Saturday Night Live."
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2024
Fort Pickett in Virginia would become Fort Barfoot after the “one-man army” Van T. Barfoot, a Choctaw tribesman and Medal of Honor recipient in the Italian campaign of World War II.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
One tribesman posted a video appeal to the emir.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2021
Can a person change, asked the tribesman, into another person?
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Iranian authorities had immediately urged local people and tribesmen to join security forces in searching for the airman last Friday, realising the potential political and military value of capturing him alive.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
The next year, he and some of his tribesmen joined the SDF determined to exact revenge and regain control of their tribal lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
In mid-July, dozens of Arab tribesmen and members of the pro-government National Defense Forces held a rally in Deir el-Zour province that was attended by a Russian general.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
In Millie’s case, it’s Henry Lewis, a game tracker respected — even feared — by poachers and tribesmen alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Others were crossing in the small boats belonging to the Anyuak tribesmen, who used them to fish on the river.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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