dictator
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But often, the data that started as interesting information becomes a kind of dictator.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
It follows years of controversy about what to do with the 17th-Century former inn, where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born in April 1889.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The border was closed by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1969 after Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain British.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The outcome of litigation linked to the bank’s operations in Sudan during the rule of dictator Omar al-Bashir weighs on the company’s stock, but an ongoing appeal process should resolve by year-end, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
William Erwin, president of the mill, was a benevolent dictator.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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"Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
Left shellshocked by World War I, many believed that the best way to deal with the growing threat in Europe was to disarm the democracies and appease the dictators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Worse, that show transformed high fantasy’s most magnificent beasts into little more than pimped-out rides for pasty dictators.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
He sur-vived going against the wishes of despots and dictators in some of the most dangerous and war-torn jungles in the world.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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