oppressing

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The mayor fumbled when asked in a radio show about the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim group that China has been accused of oppressing, saying “What’s a Uygher?”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Sayce Holmes-Lewis, the founder and CEO of youth mentoring organisation Mentivity, said: "You can't recruit people from the same demographic you are oppressing on a daily basis."

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

She said she would do everything within the EU framework to reach the point of imposing sanctions against those responsible for oppressing women in Iran.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

I want to make a film about how our society is oppressing itself.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2022

“They’re, like, oppressing people, man,” said the kebob sandwich eater.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai