oppressive
Example Sentences
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Critics warn that AI tools, by providing a shortcut for high-stakes decision-making, amplifies unethical or oppressive practices that may already be rampant.
From Salon
"Like many in this environment, I sometimes struggled to fit in," she added, describing her sport as "very oppressive".
From Barron's
And the dominant instinct in India is to tinker with onerous rules to make them somewhat less oppressive rather than attempt a sweeping overhaul.
Some of these events took place in oppressive heat.
From Salon
But his work over many decades sets historical, even mythic figures in conflict with oppressive religious and political systems.
From BBC
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