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
Brazil's first indigenous congressman, the Xavante tribesman Mario Juruna, was elected in 1982.
From Reuters ● Sep. 24, 2022
The following year, the exiled king of Belgium reportedly aborted his visit when a single, armed tribesman emerged from the jungle and waved his bow at the craft.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018
The only tribesman spared was the commander of the battalion.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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
The clashes pitted members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces against its former ally the Arab-led Deir el-Zour Military Council and some regional Arab tribesmen who had sided with them.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 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
Three armed tribesmen approached, and asked what the boy and the alchemist were doing there.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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