oppression

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Barbed wire served as a symbol of violence and oppression, but also of agriculture, cultivation and survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A complex, funny, plangently sorrowful Pygmalion story is enacted between two people who are connected but also held apart by their separate histories of oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Schumer in his statement, noted that “Iran’s malign regional activities, nuclear ambitions, and harsh oppression of the Iranian people demands American strength, resolve, regional coordination, and strategic clarity.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

A year on, Goma residents endure "constant oppression" by the M23 group, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

It was a little before dawn, but the oppression in the air had not lessened.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams