oppressive
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It could be freedom from an oppressive situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
For decades, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, known as DRL, has supported human rights in some of the most oppressive countries in the world.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
That wasn’t enough for Kennedy, who says the school has acted “willful, malicious, oppressive, fraudulent” and “despicable” as it planned its facility improvements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Counsel for Trump, Alejandro Brito, described the BBC's requests for documents as "oppressive" and "sweeping".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some factors affecting the quality of the air, such as the hot, humid, oppressive summer weather, were out of their control.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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