oppression
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In Gaza City, 27-year-old Mazen al-Ghoul watched the World Cup opening ceremony with a feeling of "oppression".
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“Writers,” she said, “disturb the social oppression that functions like a coma on a population, a coma despots call ‘peace’.”
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Mohammadi, 54, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism against female oppression in Iran and promoting human rights.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Wasn’t the French fight for individual freedom, Jefferson asked, exactly like America’s struggle against British oppression?
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing oppression
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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