oppression

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The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"Long term, it's actually scared away investors, he said. "And all the oppression also affected how investors see Saudi Arabia as a government, as a country, that lacks what investors want, which is predictability.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

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

It was during the Red Summer that African Americans began to organize and fight back against white violence and oppression.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler