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Warri
Warri, Nigeria: oil and port city in Delta State, western Niger Delta, seat of the Warri Kingdom under the Olu of Warri (Ogiame Atuwatse III). Known for its 1978 refinery, multi-ethnic Ijaw-Itsekiri-Urhobo politics, and the 2022-ordered ward delineation.
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn (Warrick De'Mon Dunn, born 1975) is a former NFL running back for Tampa Bay and Atlanta, 1997 Offensive Rookie of the Year, 10,967 career rushing yards, 2024 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, and founder of Homes for the Holidays.
Warring States period (战国)
Warring States period (战国, Zhanguo), c. 481/403–221 BCE: era of seven rival Chinese states ending with Qin unification under Shi Huangdi; Shang Yang's reforms, mass conscript armies, crossbows, Hundred Schools.
Warringah
Warringah, or Warringah Shire, was a 152 sq km Sydney northern beaches local government area governed by Warringah Council from 1906 until merging with Manly and Pittwater into Northern Beaches Council on 12 May 2016; the name also designates a federal electorate.
Warringah Freeway
The Warringah Freeway, formerly the Warringah Expressway, is a motorway in Sydney linking the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Gore Hill Freeway, carrying around 250,000 vehicles daily.
Warrington
Warrington is a market town and unitary borough in Cheshire, England, on the River Mersey between Liverpool and Manchester. Known for Roman Wilderspool, its medieval market, the wire industry ('The Wire'), New Town status, and 215,425 residents (2025 estimate).
Warrington bombings
Warrington bombings: two 1993 IRA attacks in Warrington, Cheshire, England; the 26 February gasworks bombing and the 20 March Bridge Street bin bombs that killed Johnathan Ball, 3, and Tim Parry, 12, injuring over 50 and spurring the peace process.
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves, also known as Warrington RLFC, is a professional rugby league club in Warrington, Cheshire, England, that has won the Challenge Cup nine times and has played in Super League since 1996.
Warrior
Warrior: a person with a recognized martial role in a society, from medieval European knights bound by chivalry to African age-set warriors, Hun horse archers, and Japanese mounted bowmen.
Warrior (2011 film)
Warrior is a 2011 American sports drama directed by Gavin O'Connor, starring Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy as estranged brothers who fight in the same MMA tournament.
Warrior (Kesha album)
Warrior, Kesha's second studio album (RCA/Kemosabe, 2012), blends dance-pop with rock, punk, and country; peaked No. 6 Billboard 200, No. 60 UK, with the single "Die Young" reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100.
Warrior (TV series)
Warrior (2019-2023) is a Cinemax/Max martial arts crime drama created by Jonathan Tropper from Bruce Lee's 1971 treatment, starring Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm in 1870s San Francisco's Tong Wars; canceled after 3 seasons, streamed on Netflix.
Warrior Baek Dong-soo (무사 백동수)
Warrior Baek Dong-soo (무사 백동수, Moosa Baek Dong Soo) is a 2011 SBS Korean martial-arts sageuk, 29 episodes, July 4–October 10, 2011, starring Ji Chang-wook and Yoo Seung-ho, based on Lee Jae-hyun's manhwa and the real Muyedobotongji-era swordsman Baek Dong-soo.
Warrior Nun (TV series)
Warrior Nun is a 2020 Netflix supernatural drama created by Simon Barry, based on Ben Dunn's Warrior Nun Areala comics. It follows Ava Silva (Alba Baptista), revived with an angel's halo, fighting demons with the Order of the Cruciform Sword; canceled December 2022 after two seasons.
Warrior Nun Areala
Warrior Nun Areala is a comic book character created by Ben Dunn and published by Antarctic Press since 1994, centering on Sister Shannon Masters, a nun who fights demons.
Warrior of Capestrano
The Warrior of Capestrano (Italian: Guerriero di Capestrano) is a limestone statue of an armed man carved in the sixth century BC in Abruzzo, Italy.
Warrior on Horseback
Warrior on Horseback (Воин на коњ), also called Equestrian Warrior, is a colossal bronze equestrian monument and fountain on Macedonia Square, Skopje, unveiled 8 September 2011 as the centerpiece of Skopje 2014; sculpted by Valentina Stevanovska and widely recognized as Alexander the Great despite its anonymous official name.
Warrior Run (power plant)
Warrior Run, formally the AES Warrior Run Generating Station, is a 205 MW coal-fired power plant near Cumberland, Maryland, owned by AES, which ran from 2000 until 2024.
Warrior tracked armoured vehicle
The Warrior tracked armoured vehicle, also known as the MCV-80 or Warrior IFV, is a British infantry fighting vehicle in service with the British Army since 1988.
Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)
Warriors is a 2024 concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, adapting the 1979 film The Warriors and Yurick's novel; released via Atlantic, 27 tracks, Nas executive producer, all-female Warriors, Broadway show planned.
Warriors (novel series)
Warriors (Warrior Cats) is a HarperCollins fantasy series about feral cat Clans begun with Into the Wild (2003), written by a team under the pseudonym Erin Hunter, created by Vicky Holmes with writers Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and Tui Sutherland.
Warriors of Virtue
Warriors of Virtue is a 1997 children's fantasy adventure film directed by Ronny Yu, about a disabled American teenager transported to a magical world of kangaroo warriors.
Warriors Three
Warriors Three: Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg, a trio of Asgardian allies of Thor created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, debuting in Journey into Mystery #119 (1965); original Marvel inventions with no Norse myth basis, killed by Hela in Thor: Ragnarok.
Warriors Two (赞先生与找钱华)
Warriors Two (贊先生與找錢華, Mr. Tsang and Cashier Hua) is a 1978 Golden Harvest Hong Kong martial arts comedy directed by and starring Sammo Hung, telling how cashier Chan Wah becomes the Wing Chun disciple of master Leung Jan, historically Ip Man's teacher.
Warriors: Abyss
Warriors: Abyss (無双アビス) is Omega Force's 2025 roguelite Musou game for Koei Tecmo, shadow-dropped on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, and Steam, blending Dynasty Warriors combat with Hades-style runs and 100+ heroes.
Warriors: Changing Skies
Warriors: Changing Skies is the ninth arc of the Warriors cat-fantasy series by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins), beginning with The Elders' Quest (2025). Its prophecy foretells the Moonpool's destruction and the end of the Clans' link to StarClan amid Twoleg construction.
Warrumbungle National Park
Warrumbungle National Park, near Coonabarabran NSW, is Australia's first Dark Sky Park (2016), a 23,312-hectare eroded shield volcano with the Breadknife, National Heritage listed 2006, burnt by the 2013 bushfire.
Wars (series)
Wars, also known as Famicom Wars or Nintendo Wars, is a Nintendo turn-based strategy series begun in 1988 and known in the West through Advance Wars.
Wars between Mari and Ebla
The wars between Mari and Ebla were recurring third-millennium BC conflicts between rival trade kingdoms of the Syrian Euphrates, fought over control of regional trade routes.
Wars in the Caucasus
The wars in the Caucasus are the armed conflicts in Russia's North Caucasus, above all the two Chechen wars between Russia and Chechen separatists in 1994–1996 and 1999–2000.