tyrannical

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Clara Davis, an influential pediatrician, taught that children possessed innate wisdom, and thus their preferences and cravings were a better guide to what they should eat than the dreary and tyrannical “dosage method.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

British tech campaigner Imran Ahmed on Friday decried a US visa ban as "punishment" for his organization's work combating disinformation and holding major online platforms accountable, telling AFP that Washington's actions amounted to "tyrannical behavior."

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

The film delved into the loneliness of a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a philandering, often tyrannical landlord in an opulent yet feudal world.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

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

“Ah, Measter Brock,” cried the hedgehog, holding himself tight shut “Good Measter Brock, show mercy to a poor 185 urchin and don’t ’ee be tyrannical.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White