tyrannical

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“The Scarlet Letter” has engraved Nathaniel Hawthorne’s name into our national psyche as a critic of tyrannical small-town morality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under tyrannical rulers, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Freed from the tyrannical control that his father Murry had exerted over The Beach Boys’ direction as their manager, Wilson made a self-conscious stab at greatness.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

And having lived under the conditions of a tyrannical government, the authors of the Bill of Rights understood the primacy of free speech.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

If they went hungry, it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings; if they worked hard, at least they worked for themselves.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell