repression
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To play Sebastian, Guitarrica had to immerse himself in the character’s emotional repression, from which music is his only escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
He added that the protesters -- many of whom were minors -- were "disturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement".
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling for more resources for schools, and what they called less repression from police.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bianco thinks the era of financial repression has given investors a distorted view of what returns they should expect from stocks and bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
In spite of the severe repression, a number of new ANC branches sprang up in the Zeerust area, one of them having recruited about two thousand members.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
His later conviction marked a hardening of repressions against opponents of the war.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
Research and public debate about mass repressions by Stalin also have faced significant resistance in recent years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
All over the country, people are laying flowers at memorials to Soviet repressions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
"We are seeing extremely worrying developments where activists all over the world are experiencing increased repressions just for fighting for our present and our future," the 20-year-old Thunberg said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
By disparagement, by starvation, by repressions, forced direction, and the stunning hammerblows of conditioning, the free, roving mind is being pursued, roped, blunted, drugged.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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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