oppressed
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Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei says they are the "most oppressed" team at the World Cup after having last-minute travel restrictions imposed on them.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“When I see an ICE agent doing something radically bad and harmful, I can recognize that that is a person who is suffering and being oppressed by a deep darkness.”
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
“And these are the times when we need it really badly, because somehow, we’re being oppressed all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Although she had already received a good deal of acclaim, O’Keeffe had begun to feel oppressed by her life in New York with her husband, the pioneering photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Weariness and more than weariness oppressed him; it seemed as if a heavy spell was laid on his mind and body.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 2
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