repressive
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She reminisces on a childhood growing up in a repressive household during the 1960s, when second-wave feminism and the women’s liberation movement were just starting to achieve legitimacy.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Other contenders include Hassan Khomeini—the grandson of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—who would be expected to seek a more moderate, less repressive path.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
But only when they are acting in the service of repressive power.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
"Its almost inevitable that internet access will be truly universal eventually but it'll always be cat and mouse for repressive regimes", Woodward says.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
That’s the kind of fatalism and pessimism typical of a repressive feudal system, where peasants have no reason to believe in the efficacy of their own work.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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