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tyrannical rule



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They were also building out an empire, and that empire functioned by top-down tyrannical rule.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026

However, the tyrannical rule of her father proved to be too much.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

The elder Marcos was known for tyrannical rule, though his son has rejected labeling him a dictator.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

These are glimpses of the radically altered lives of millions of people around the world who are navigating love, hate and the extensive terrain in between under the tyrannical rule of the coronavirus.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2020

It was one of the objects of these pages to represent the elevation of the German popular mind, from the devastation of that war, and from the tyrannical rule of the privileged classes.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag


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