oppression
Example Sentences
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Herta Müller’s account of growing up in Ceaușescu’s Romania documents how the state insinuated oppression into every corner of life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"The current damaged site will be preserved as a war museum at the university to remain a document of the country's scientific oppression in history," said Zafarollah Kalantari, head of Isfahan University of Technology.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
KP Law added that some requests are "consistent with an intention to be onerous to the point of oppression" and ultimately stifle the litigation.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Sermons matter, but the most meaningful form of obligation and testimony is about showing up, with enough presence and force to constrain the oppression of power.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
This closing of the port of Boston was indeed tyranny; this was oppression; this was the last straw upon the back of many a moderate man.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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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