oppressively
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Reviews of the game have championed its atmosphere, with IGN's Tristan Ogilvie calling it "oppressively ominous".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But as the court explained, the legitimacy of the courts as institutions is not something to be shrugged off in favor of oppressively strict legal rules.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Despite his markers of making it — the oppressively over-decorated mansion, the heavy jewelry — Joe ends the film still looking dated and cheap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
There are 29 of them, and they are unrelievedly and oppressively gloomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
His mouth tasted sour, his head ached, and he wished the sun were not so oppressively bright and that Master would not speak so loudly over the newspapers at breakfast.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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