repression
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In 2010, Tunisians angry with their government over rising unemployment, vastly unequal socioeconomic development, and political repression took to the streets under the banner “bread, freedom, national dignity.”
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Under pressure from Washington to ease repression, she has pushed through several major economic reforms, as well as an amnesty for political prisoners.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“When the pain becomes deep enough, the fear fades,” a 42-year-old Iranian woman said, citing five weeks of war and years of repression and economic crisis in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
But the opposition says Zimbabwe is seeing a new wave of repression.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
In so doing, he attempts to evade the guilt of repression.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing repression
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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"The Story of an Hour"
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam" (1967)
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